Health and Access to Care Among Employed and Unemployed Adults: United States, 2009–2010, Key data:

“In 2009–2010, 48.1% of unemployed adults aged 18–64 years had health insurance compared with 81.4% of employed adults; among the insured, a higher proportion of the unemployed had public insurance.

• Unemployed adults had poorer mental and physical health than employed adults; this pattern is found for insured and uninsured adults.
• Unemployed adults were less likely to receive needed medical care due to cost than the employed in each insurance category.
• The unemployed were less likely to receive needed prescriptions due to cost than the employed in all insurance categories.
• Uninsured adults were less likely to receive needed medical care and prescription drugs due to cost than those with public or private insurance, regardless of employment status.