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Uninsured on the Rise: What the 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey Tells Us About Vulnerable Coloradans
March 7, 2012The 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) provides a wealth of information about the health status of Coloradans and a number of other health-related quesitons.
This presentation focuses on the most vulnerable Coloradans and points out that CHAS found that:
The ranks of Colorado's uninsured are growing, even among those employed.
The ranks of the underinsured are growing as well.
Various populations are disproportionally impacted.
Fewer Coloradans have a "usual source of care."