Available Data on Alaska’s Uninsured December 2006 Health Planning & Systems Development Unit Office of the Commissioner Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Phone:

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd2 Who are the Uninsured in Alaska? About 117,000 Alaskans (18% of the population) have been counted as uninsured in Young adults, males, and Alaska Natives are more likely to be uninsured. People who are self-employed, part-time workers, seasonal workers, and people who work for small firms are most likely to be uninsured. Most of the uninsured are employed; most uninsured who are not employed are children and others not in the workforce; only one in ten of the uninsured are unemployed people in the workforce. *Current Population Survey (CPS), US Census Bureau

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd3 Age of the Uninsured in Alaska, Average 20,000 Uninsured Alaskans are ,000 Uninsured Alaskans are ,000 Uninsured Alaskans are ,000 Uninsured Alaskans are Uninsured Alaskans are 65 and older

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd4 Age and Sex of the Uninsured in Alaska, average Although year olds are about 1/5 of the uninsured, a higher proportion of year olds (about 1/3) are uninsured than for any other age group. Males are more likely to be uninsured – The CPS reports 16% of females and nearly 20% of males are uninsured.

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd5 Race of the Uninsured, Alaska average Alaska Natives make up nearly 16% of the population, but account for 19% of the uninsured.

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd6 Percent of Uninsured Alaskans By Household Income level average

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd7 Health Insurance Coverage of Alaskans, (Source: Medicaid data from CMS/USDHHS Administrative Data, other from Current Population Survey, US Bureau of the Census) Coverage TypePercent of Population Employer52% Individual4% Medicaid15% Medicare6% Other Public5% Uninsured18% Total100%

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd8 Health Coverage by Employment Status ( average)

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd9 Uninsured Alaskans by Firm Size 2004 Less than one-fourth of firms with less than 10 employees offer health insurance to their employees and nearly all firms with more than 100 employees offer some type of health insurance. Source: MEPS, 2004

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd10 Percent of Private Sector Firms Offering Health Insurance by Industry, 2004 Less than one half of all employers in Alaska offer health insurance. Source: MEPS, 2004

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd11 Data Sources U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003 through 2005 ( Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2004 (

December 2006 akdhss/hpsd12 Where to Find Information For links to information about insurance, links to data and research on the uninsured, and information about the State Planning Grant: planninggrant/default.htm/ Write: Health Planning & Systems Development PO Box Juneau AK 99811