Almost half of all uninsured young adults with a chronic condition reported that their condition worsened during the previous 12 months due to lack of care.
According to a 2009 Commonwealth Fund study, 46% of all uninsured young adults with a chronic condition reported that their condition worsened during the previous 12 months due to a lack of adequate or timely health care.[i]
[i] S. R. Collins and J. L. Nicholson, Rite of Passage: Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act of 2010, The Commonwealth Fund, May 2010.
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