Impact of Uninsured Population

Impact of Uninsured Population Project

The growing uninsured population of children in Colorado is at an all-time high. The following will explain the population demographics of the uninsured group; needs and health practices of the group; the organization that will be affected locally by the uninsured group; historical impacts upon the development of the health organization that will be affected over the last 10 years; development of community health support services; communication with key stakeholders; the financial impact on the organization due to the uninsured group over the last four years; and the risk to the organization if the rates of the uninsured group continues to rise at 3% over the next five years.

Uninsured Group:

The focus in the United States amongst the groups of uninsured has been focused on uninsured children. Many states have made it a priority to cover as many children as possible with government programs based on financial requirements. Many children lack adequate health care, as documented by the growing number of children not covered by employer-sponsored insurance (Shi & Singh, 2004). Employer sponsored insurance has proven to be too costly for many organizations. According to the US Fed News Service, 2008, Colorado is ranked seventh worst nationally in the rate of uninsured children. There are 170, 000 uninsured children in Colorado-more than one out of eight children in the state (13.7 percent) On average, between 2005 and 2007, nearly 48,000 children were eligible for the Medicaid program but not enrolled and approximately 31,000 were eligible but not enrolled in the CHP+ program (Colorado Health Institute, 2009). The lack education to parents in Colorado regarding Medicaid and CHP+ programs is apparent. If more parents were educated, more would apply and more children in Colorado would be insured. Colorado strong economy has intensified the coverage problem. An increase in jobs (and new state rules) has helped reduce...