Census Bureau: Florida falls from 3rd to 5th place for uninsured
In 2014, the percentage of uninsured in
The number of uninsured Floridians declined by 1.19 million from 2013 to 2015, the report said. Nationally, 15.4 million fewer people were uninsured in 2015 compared with 2013, and the percentage of uninsured dropped from 14.5 to 9.4.
County-level or regional statistics were not included in this report.
The 6.7-percentage-point decline in
He acknowledged more work must be done this fall and winter to enroll young adults in
Paultre said more outreach must take place at colleges and in service industry businesses to reach young adults who are not having children and thus not thinking about the need for health care.
"Outreach to young Americans has to be specific and it has to be deliberate," he said. Convincing them of the need to get health care often requires "a longer conversation and I think you are seeing that conversation turn around."
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