ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE FOR WORKING-AGE ADULTS REPORTING MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES

Abstract

Persons with disabilities can experience problems obtaining health care. Using the 1994–1995 National Health Interview Survey disability supplement, we examined health insurance coverage and access to health services for working-age adults with mobility problems (difficulty walking, climbing stairs, standing): 6.1% (estimated 9.48 million) of persons 18–64 years old. People reporting minor and moderate mobility difficulties had slightly lower health insurance rates than those without mobility problems (around 76% compared to almost 80%). People with mobility difficulties were more likely than others to be denied coverage and to cite pre-existing health conditions as the reason.

Citation

Iezzoni, L.I., McCarthy, E.P., Davis, R.B. and Siebens, H. (2003), "ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE FOR WORKING-AGE ADULTS REPORTING MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES", Altman, B.M., Barnartt, S.N., Hendershot, G.E. and Larson, S.A. (Ed.) Using Survey Data to Study Disability: Results from the National Health Survey on Disability (Research in Social Science and Disability, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 131-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3547(03)03008-2