Health Care Coverage for Direct-Care Workers: 2008 Update

Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, 2009

PHI's analysis of the 2009 Current Population Survey data on health insurance coverage shows that an alarming number of direct-care workers lack health insurance.

Overall, more than one in four direct-care workers (26.1 percent) -- over 800,000 individuals in total -- reported no health coverage in 2008, according to the analysis (pdf). This compares to an uninsurance rate of 17.3 percent for the general U.S. population under age 65.