The national report "Paying for Health Care When You're Uninsured: How Much Support Does the Safety Net Offer?" presents national findings from the Community Access Monitoring Survey. The sample included 6,448 respondents who received outpatient health care,at local facilities in the previous year, while uninsured. The facilities were located in urban/suburban or rural communities in 18 states. The findings indicate that uninsured people face serious finanical barriers to obtaining care, even at safety-net facilities, and are often burdened with debts as a result of obtaining care. Moreover, these debts may deter them from seeking further care.
There are also local reports for each participating community that presents the findings for that specific location. All the CAMS related reports are available for download in our CAMS Publications section.
