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Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition
Chapter 42: Health Insurance and Diabetes

Figure 42.1 -- Bar chart showing that 90% of all adults with diabetes had health insurance versus 81% without diabetes. For adults 18-64 years, 85% with diabetes had insurance versus 78% without diabetes.  

Figure 42.2 -- Bar chart showing that the prevalence of health insurance coverage increased with increasing age, regardless of diabetes status. 

Figure 42.3 -- Bar chart showing that significantly more non Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, and Mexican Americans with diabetes age 18-64 had health insurance compared to those without diabetes.  

Figure 42.4 -- Bar chart showing that more adults age 18-64 years with diabetes had Medicare coverage and fewer had private insurance versus those without diabetes. 

Figure 42.5 -- Bar chart showing that health insurance coverage for adults age 18-64 was highest for persons taking insulin and oral medication and lowest for those not taking any medication. 

Figure 42.6 -- Bar chart showing that for adults with diabetes age 18-64 with insurance, the majority had one source of health insurance; for adults 65 and older, most had two health insurance sources.  

Figure 42.7 -- Bar chart showing that among persons with diabetes, the prevalence of private health insurance was 56% and increased with age until 65 years.  

Figure 42.8 -- Bar chart showing that for adults age 18-64 years, most private health insurance plans were obtained through the employer or workplace, regardless of diabetes status.

Figure 42.9 -- Bar chart showing that among adults with private insurance, the type of private insurance was similar by diabetes status and preferred provider organization plans were most prevalent.

Figure 42.10 -- Bar chart showing that that majority of adults had one source of health insurance regardless of age or diabetes status.

Figure 42.11 -- Bar chart showing that among adults age 18-64 years who had private insurance, the prevalence of prescription and dental coverage through the private plan was similar by diabetes status.  

Figure 42.12 -- Bar chart showing that among adults age 65 and older with diabetes who had Medicare insurance, 53% had both Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance).  

Figure 42.13 -- Bar chart showing that for persons with diabetes age 18-64 with Medicare coverage, 36.0% had Medicare as their only source of insurance and 27.0% had additional private insurance coverage.  

Figure 42.14 -- Bar chart showing that among adults with diabetes age 18-64 with private insurance, 90% had only private coverage. For adults age 65 and older, the estimate was less than 5%.

Figure 42.15 -- Bar chart showing that the proportion of family income that adults with diabetes spent on out of pocket private insurance premiums was higher for persons with lower income.

Figure 42.16 -- Bar chart showing that the proportion of family income that adults with diabetes spent on family medical costs in the past year was higher for those with lower income, regardless of age.

Figure 42.17 -- Bar chart showing that 20.5 million adults had diabetes.  Applying rates of health insurance coverage estimated in Figure 42.1, 2.02 million adults with diabetes had no health insurance.

Figure 42.18 -- Bar chart showing that the prevalence of having no health insurance was 10% for all adults with diabetes and 19% for adults without diabetes.

Figure 42.19 -- Bar chart showing that among uninsured adults with diabetes age 18-64, 48% had been uninsured for 3 or more years.  The length of time since last insured was similar for those without diabetes.

Figure 42.20 -- Bar chart showing that among adults age 18-64 with diabetes who were uninsured, 60% had a family income less than $35,000; this relationship was similar for those without diabetes.

Figure 42.21 -- Bar chart showing that for all adults with diabetes, the prevalence of any type of health insurance coverage was similar in 1989 compared to that in 2009.
