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Article: POOR FACE HEALTH CARE BARRIERS 23 PERCENT IN KY. LIVE IN POVERTY.(NEWS)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- June 21, 1997
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Byline: Associated Press
LEXINGTON -- Kentuckians with incomes below the poverty level face significant obstacles in obtaining health care, according to a study by the University of Kentucky Center for Rural Health released Friday.
''If you don't have money, you can't really buy health care,'' said JoAnn Myers, who coordinated the 18-month study based primarily on 1990 census data.
An estimated 13 percent, or 431,000 residents under age 65, are uninsured, according to the report. McCreary County ranked the highest with 19.9 percent while Lyon County had the lowest at 9.8 percent.
Owsley County ranked first in percentage of population ...