The Pataki administration, Signor says, has specially trained people who go out into communities and look for the uninsured. Many of these outreach workers are in New York City, he says. The state is also helping train city workers for the outreach job. We're doing this on a large scale. The Commonwealth Fund's survey painted a startling picture of uninsured New York City residents.
Most uninsured children live in two-parent, working families.
Nearly two-thirds live in families where both parents are present. Nearly three out of four live in households that include at least one adult worker, according to the fund. Uninsured children, the survey found, are three to four times more likely to go without care during a year, or to have difficulties obtaining care. The second important aspect, he says, is the use of Compstat. The downside of the plan is considerable, Sandman says.