Health Insurance and Access to Care in U.S. Working-Age Adults Experiencing Long COVID.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Long COVID encompasses a wide range of health problems that emerge, persist, or recur following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness. Given that the prevalence of self-reported Long COVID is highest among U.S. adults in their prime working years, it is important to identify unmet needs and gaps in healthcare access and coverage among working-age adults.

Methods

Prevalences (95% confidence intervals [CI]) of health insurance coverage and access to care by Long COVID status were estimated among adults 18-64 years (n=18,117), accounting for survey design and weighted to the U.S. non-institutionalized population in the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. Analyses were conducted in 2023.

Results

Overall, 3.7% (95% CI 3.4, 4.0) of respondents we

SUBMITTER: Ford ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11977101 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature