Concerns about affordability and access contribute to a national ranking of 66 out of a possible 100 in the Health Security Index.  This Index ranking is unchanged from 2007, illustrating that Amercians are no more or less secure after one year's time.  

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The Health Security Index is a composite measure of the level of concern and vulnerability the American public expresses regarding their ability to manage their health and to access and afford quality health services.

Only one in five (22%) U.S. adults indicate they are extremely secure about their healthcare and 16 percent indicate they are not secure.  The rese of the nation hovers in the middle, secure for now becaus they are relatively healthy and have employer or government sponsored health insurance. 

The level of health security continues to vary significantly across key subgroups of the nation's population.  Income, health status and insurance coverage separate those who are secure and those who are not secure in their health.

To learn more about the security gap in America, please click here.

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