Kansas Health Institute | Information For Policy Makers. Health for Kansans.

In 2008–2009, about 347,000 Kansans were without health insurance, and uninsured rates have increased significantly in the last decade. The findings outlined in this brief indicate that certain factors — such as a person’s age, race, employment status and income level — are related to being uninsured.

This issue brief is part of a series of KHI publications that chronicle the insurance status of Kansans. It covers 2008–2009 data but was published in December 2011.