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Section 7: **Health Insurance Coverage**

**This section presents statistics on health insurance coverage, especially the health insurance coverage of people with disabilities. Specifically, the data address the percentage of people with and without disabilities who have some sort of health insurance coverage. This section also addresses the type of health insurance coverage possessed by people with disabilities. The principal source of these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.**

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**Table 7.1: Health Insurance Coverage - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. by Disability Status**In 2012, 82.7 percent of individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community had health insurance coverage. In contrast, 79.1 percent of individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community had health insurance coverage—a health insurance coverage gap between those without and with disabilities of 3.6 percentage points. In other words, in the United States as a whole, 3.6 percent more individuals with disabilities had health insurance than individuals without disabilities. The health insurance gap ranges from 8.5 percentage points in Florida and New Mexico to -4.0 percentage points in North Dakota.

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**Table 7.2: Health Insurance Coverage - Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. by Type of Coverage**In 2012, 41.4 percent of individuals with disabilities ages 18 years and over living in the community had private health insurance and 52.6 percent had public health insurance (some had both), while 17.3 percent of individuals with disabilities ages 18 years and over living in the community did not have health insurance. The state with the smallest percentage of people with disabilities without health insurance coverage was Massachusetts (4.4 percent). The state with the largest percentage of people with disabilities without health insurance coverage was Alaska (24.1 percent).

                    - Health Insurance Coverage
                    - 7.1 Health Insurance Coverage - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. by Disability Status
                    - 7.2 Health Insurance Coverage - Civilians with Disabilities AGes 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. by Type of Coverage

 

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