Lack of health insurance coverage is the foremost barrier to accessing health care services. Nearly one-fifth of the non-elderly population in North Carolina, more than 1.5 million people, lacked health insurance coverage in 2006-2007. The NCIOM Health Access Study Group studied ways to expand access to appropriate and affordable health care in North Carolina. This report presents the group’s findings and recommendations. NCIOM Health Access Study Group
Lack of health insurance coverage is the foremost barrier to accessing health care services. Nearly one-fifth of the non-elderly population in North Carolina, more than 1.5 million people, lacked health insurance coverage in 2006-2007. The NCIOM Health Access Study Group studied ways to expand access to appropriate and affordable health care in North Carolina. This report presents the group’s findings and recommendations.