Employer-Based Health Care Coverage Dropping for Low and Moderate Income Families, says UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Californians living at or below the poverty level are becoming less likely to obtain job-based health insurance coverage. From 2001 to 2005, coverage for California workers living below the poverty level dropped from 19.1% to 13.7%.

The decline is even more dramatic for those living at the poverty level. In this group, the percentage of individuals with coverage dropped from 42.6% to just 33%. To read the full news release, visit the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research web site.