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The Uninsured in the Context of an Experimental Approach to Health Care Reform

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Objective: To explore the reasons for remaining uninsured in the context of an experimental approach to health care designed to expand insurance affordability and availability (tenure). Methods: A telephone survey of heads of households in 13 counties in midstate Tennessee (n=5,000). Results: of those surveyed, 54% reported affordability as the main obstacle to obtaining health insurance. Conclusions: This survey was designed to describe the uninsured as a population of interest. The survey found that for those not eligible for Medicaid, signing up for TennCare presents both financial and time costs that many are not willing to incur.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN. 2: Department of Public Administration, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO.

Publication date: 01 March 1999

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