Health Insurance Coverage Vs. Access To Care—The Gap Between Them

I was pleased to read that the uninsured rate for consumers with severe mental illness (SMI) is dropping. Between 2012 and 2015, the percentage of adults with severe mental illness (SMI) who were uninsured dropped by nearly 10 percentage points, from 28.6% to 18.6% as we reported recently in Uninsured Rate Among Adults With Severe Mental Illness Dropped From 28% In 2012 To 18% In 2015. (We've had continuous reporting on health insurance coverage, a key piece of market intelligence for organizations in the field—Insurance Rate Up 0.3 Points In 2016 To 91.2%, Uninsured . . .