Almost four in ten (39 percent) uninsured adults age 55-64 did not see a doctor in the past year, compared to less than one in ten (9%) of those with private insurance.

[i] National Center for Health Statistics. “Health, United States, 2008,” with chartbook. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Hyattsville, MD. 2009  Available at:  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf#089

[ii] McWilliams JM, Meara E, Zaslavsky AM, & Ayanian JZ.  “Use of Health Services by Previously Uninsured Medicare Beneficiaries.” New England Journal of Medicine 357 (2): 143 – 153.  July 12, 2007.