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Patients with Medicare or Medicaid are more likely than uninsured patients to use an arteriovenous fistula or graft by their fourth dialysis month

Earlier Vascular Access Seen in Insured Dialysis Patients

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Patients with Medicare, Medicaid more likely to use arteriovenous fistula, graft by fourth dialysis month
In the first quarter of 2018

Uninsured Rate at 8.8 Percent in First Quarter of 2018

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Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010
From 2013 to 2016

In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent

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Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Most physician offices do not offer up-front payment flexibility or low-income discounts to uninsured people

Most Doctors’ Offices Don’t Offer Flexibility for Uninsured

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Most uninsured patients can make primary care appointment but only if can pay full cash amount
Direct primary care is a relatively new option that provides care for many Americans

Direct Primary Care May Fill Niche for Uninsured

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Model offers monthly charge for routine medical care but is not a form of medical insurance
Overall

Overall, 8.8 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2016

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In first nine months of 2016, 12.3 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 and 5 percent of children uninsured