Insurance Coverage

Research Brief: When Health Insurance is Not Enough: Kansas and Underinsurance

0 | Feb. 10, 2010 | Health Insurance, Underinsurance

By examining what it means to be underinsured, this brief looks at how Kansans with health insurance may still face significant financial or coverage difficulties that limit their ability to access health care.

Measures of Underinsurance: Kansas as an Example of State-Level Estimates

0 | Nov. 10, 2009 | Presentations, Health Insurance

This presentation describes the need for detailed, state-level data about the adequacy of health insurance plans.

No Change in Kansas Uninsured Rate

0 | Sep. 18, 2009 | Child Health, Health Insurance

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the percentage of Kansans without health insurance didn’t change significantly in the most recent reporting period. However, the percentage of Kansas children without coverage increased.

Project Update: The Underinsured in Kansas

0 | Aug. 31, 2009 | Health Insurance

This update, published one year after the start of The Underinsured in Kansas project, tracks the progress made toward the goal of determining how inadequate insurance coverage affects the lives of Kansans.

Health Insurance and the Uninsured in Kansas

0 | Apr. 30, 2009 | Child Health, Health Insurance, Medicaid-CHIP, Safety Net

This annual publication of the Kansas Health Institute provides a snapshot of the insurance status of Kansans in various categories, including age, gender and work status. It also describes how the insurance status of Kansans is changing over time.