Medically_indigent_adult
Medically indigent adult
Adults outside any US healthcare system
Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance.[1] This is a term that is used both medically and for the general public. According to data reported by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in 2017, 45% of non-elderly adults do not have medical insurance because of cost.[2] Those who are "medically indigent earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to purchase either health insurance or health care."[3] Medically indigent people with significant illnesses face several barriers to health insurance. States like South Carolina came up with their own MIAP program to assist those who fall in the gaps.[4]
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