Young Adults Seeking Medical Care: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

Health care disparities among different racial and ethnic subgroups in the United States are of national concern. Health insurance is a key factor in the access to medical care services, and young adults in the United States aged 20–29 years are more likely than adults aged 30 years and over to lack health insurance coverage (1–4). A previous report has examined the differences in health insurance and access to health care by gender among young adults aged 20–29 years (5). This report focuses on the differences in health insurance and access to health care among Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black young adults aged 20–29 years.