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An estimated 3 to 4 million Californians are predicted to remain uninsured in 2019. Of those, slightly more than 1 million will not be eligible for coverage options under the ACA due to immigration status. Another 800,000 to 1.2 million will be eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families. If and when they seek care, they will have the ability to enroll in coverage. Robust outreach and education can also decrease the number of uninsured who are not aware of coverage opportunities and are therefore less likely to seek care or receive preventive services. Under the base enrollment scenario an additional 800,000 would be eligible for subsidies in the Exchange. Of these, nearly 100,000. | Arthritis A leading cause of disability in the United States Number 5 March 2000 NATIONAL ACADEMY ON AN AGING SOCIETY Arthritis is among the most common chronic conditions in the United States. It affects some 40 million people almost one out of six at an annual cost of some 65 billion. Almost one-quarter of this total 15 billion is for the direct costs of medical care. Lost wages account for some 50 billion in indirect costs related to arthri-tis.1 Almost half of all elderly people have arthritis and the elderly population is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. Projections indicate that by 2020 almost 60 million people or about 20 percent of the population will have arthritis.2 WHO HAS ARTHRITIS 1 0-17 46 65 source National Academy on an Aging Society analysis of data from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey. While some individuals who have arthritis lead active productive lives others need assistance to accomplish basic activities associated with daily living. Compared to people who do not have arthritis those who have arthritis experience more physical limitations have more financial difficulties have more occupational limitations are less satisfied with current circumstances and are less optimistic about the future. CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY Arthritis affects people of all ages The elderly have high rates of arthritis. Although the elderly account for just 12 percent of the entire U.S. population the population with arthritis is split almost evenly between those age 65 and older and the rest of the population. Just over half of those with arthritis are under age 65 including almost 200 000 children. Ọ o z o z o Ơ TO z 0 Ọ o z o z Ơ NATIONAL ACADEMY ON AN AGING SOCIETY WHAT IS ARTHRITIS The term arthritis literally means joint inflammation but it is generally used to refer to a family of more than 100 different conditions that affect the joints and may also affect muscles and other tissues. The most common form of arthritis .
