Medically Uninsured

"Medically Uninsured" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Individuals or groups with no or inadequate health insurance coverage. Those falling into this category usually comprise three primary groups: the medically indigent (MEDICAL INDIGENCY); those whose clinical condition makes them medically uninsurable; and the working uninsured.

Descriptor ID	D017057
MeSH Number(s)	M01.385
Concept/Terms	Medically Uninsured Medically Uninsured Uninsured Uninsured Medically Underinsured Medically Underinsured Underinsured Underinsured

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Medically Uninsured [M01.385]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medically Uninsured" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medically Uninsured" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 51 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	3	3
2007	1	3	4
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	2	4
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	4	6
2014	1	2	3
2015	0	2	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	0	2	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	3	4
2023	2	1	3
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Medically Uninsured" by people in Profiles.

Le A, Siddiqi S, Nguyen C, King B, Yeh PG, Diep J, Gilbert L, Nguyen BM. Examining Health Insurance and Non-Medical Challenges Among Vietnamese Americans in Texas During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jan 29; 22(2).

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Akinyemi OA, Weldeslase TA, Fasokun M, Griffiths Y, Andine T, Odusanya E, Williams M, Hughes K, Cornwell E, Fullum T. The impact of the affordable care act on access to bariatric surgery in Maryland. Am J Surg. 2024 Sep; 235:115609.

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Stitt B, Finlayson TL, Lipton BJ. Aging Out of Dependent Coverage and Health Insurance Trends, 2014-2019. Acad Pediatr. 2024 07; 24(5):791-799.

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Al-Shaikhli SA, Garba NA, Nowakowski L, Samra AH, Bisschops J. Providing Free Mammography Screening to Uninsured Muslim Women in South Florida. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2023; 34(4):1492-1498.

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De Ayala-Hillman R, Diaz-Marty C, Ramos-Mel?ndez E, Garc?a-Rodr?guez O, Guerrios L, Rodr?guez-Ortiz P. A Retrospective Cohort Study on Health Insurance: Related Disparities in Trauma Patients After Penetrating Injuries: 2000-2014. P R Health Sci J. 2021 Sep; 40(3):120-126.

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Lipton BJ, Nguyen J, Schiaffino MK. California's Health4All Kids Expansion And Health Insurance Coverage Among Low-Income Noncitizen Children. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 07; 40(7):1075-1083.

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Rivera-Gonz?lez AC, Stimpson JP, Roby DH, Canino G, Purtle J, Bellamy SL, Ortega AN. The Other US Border: Health Insurance Coverage Among Latino Immigrants In Puerto Rico. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 07; 40(7):1117-1125.

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Bari S, Chineke I, Darwin A, Umar A, Jim H, Muzaffar J, Singh S, Kucuk O. Awareness, Use and Outlook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Options in an Underserved, Uninsured Minority Cancer Patient Population. Integr Cancer Ther. 2021 Jan-Dec; 20:15347354211051622.

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Molina T, Sentell T, Akee RQ, Onaka A, Halliday TJ, Horiuchi B. The Mortality Effects of Reduced Medicaid Coverage Among International Migrants in Hawaii: 2012-2018. Am J Public Health. 2020 08; 110(8):1205-1207.

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Chima CC, Bruce MA, Pendergrass DB, Thorpe RJ, Ward LM, Blackburn HF, Palombo CF, Beech BM. Strengthening the U. S. Medication Safety Net by Connecting Abundance to Need. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020; 31(2):503-518.

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