Healthcare / Index of Population Lacking Health Insurance

• Index of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2nd quarter of 2011 (10-06-2011)

  Using 2001 as its benchmark of 100.0, in the second quarter of 2011, the Center’s “Index of the Population Lacking Health Insurance” registered 106.9, compared to the index value of 105.3 in the first quarter of 2011.

• Index of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 3rd quarter of 2007 (01-17-2008)

  Using 2001 as its benchmark of 100.0, in the third quarter of 2007, the Center’s “Index of the Population Lacking Health Insurance” registered 117.7. This means the number of uninsured persons has potentially risen above 130,000.

• Index of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2nd Quarter 2007 (10-17-2007)

  According to the Center’s proxy measure of those lacking insurance, the segment of the New Hampshire population lacking health insurance has increased significantly over the last 4 quarters. Using 2001 as its benchmark of 100.0, in the second quarter of 2007, the Center’s “Index of the Population Lacking Health Insurance” registered 117.1. This means the number of uninsured persons has potentially risen above 130,000.

• Index of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 1st Quarter 2007 (09-01-2007)

  According to the Center’s proxy measure of those lacking insurance, the segment of the New Hampshire population lacking health insurance has increased significantly over the last 3 quarters. Using 2001 as its benchmark of 100.0, in the first quarter of 2007, the Center’s “Index of the Population Lacking Health Insurance” registered 113.7. This means the number of uninsured persons has potentially risen above 130,000.

• Monitoring Changes in Health Insurance Coverage (06-01-2005)

  This paper, the first in our series, Health Finance Indicators, proposes an Index of of Population Lacking Health Insurance, a method for tracking whether the population in New Hampshire that lacks health insurance is changing. Data for the years 1999-2004 are presented, showing very little change over this five year period. The Center will make public announcements of the Index each quarter in the future.