Patient Statistics
In 2007:
- 34,227 patients were served
- 48% were Latino – our
single largest group served
- 127,940 visits were provided
at 18 medical and dental clinic sites
- 84% were from communities
of color including Asian, African American, American
Indian or Latino
- 83% had incomes below 200% of poverty
- 49% did not have
health insurance; 35% were enrolled in Medicaid or other
public health insurance; only 16%
had private insurance
- 44% were best served in a language other than English
A Rising Number of Uninsured
- In the past five years, the number of patients without insurance increased by 16%, from 14,460 to 16,771
- The primary reasons include lack of affordability of purchasing coverage, reduced employer coverage options or very high deductibles, loss of employment, and the loss of eligibility for public health insurance programs
- The uninsurance rates for Hispanic/Latino Minnesotans were three times greater than for White Minnesotans and for families with incomes at or below 100% of poverty they were 2.5 times the statewide average
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