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16 THE QUEENS COURIER • HEALTH • OCTOBER 1, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com health Study: Fewer New Yorkers are without health insurance BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF editorial@queenscourier.com @queenscourier Less than a million New York City dwellers are lacking health insurance, according to results of the city Health Department’s 2014 Community Health Study announced recently. Just 13.8 percent of New York City adults were uninsured in 2014, the study noted, representing a 34 percent drop from 20.9 percent listed the previous year. The Health Department indicated the drop refl ected the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which is credited with making health insurance coverage more affordable and accessible. The study estimates that fewer than 900,000 adult New Yorkers are without health insurance, compared with 1,324,000 determined in the 2013 study. 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The multilingual campaigns were designed to reach low-income uninsured populations and included multimedia ads, a texting resource and volunteer and community outreach to help spread the campaign’s message. “These impressive increases in coverage bring with them the promise of better health for thousands of New Yorkers, but we’re not done yet,” said Dr. Sonia Angell, deputy commissioner for the Division of Prevention and Primary Care. “Many remain without insurance, and these include populations where health inequities persist. The Health Department is committed to working towards reduced barriers to care for all residents of New York City.” Collected since 2002, the Community Health Survey is a crosssectional telephone survey that gives a comprehensive look at the health of adult New Yorkers. Approximately 8,500 randomly selected adults aged 18 and older from all fi ve boroughs of New York City are sampled annually. 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