Health Care Disparities Persist For Americans With Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Among people covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, the burden of chronic disease varies widely with persistently low levels of diagnosis among minority populations. Lower income people with employer-sponsored health insurance are more likely to skip care due to cost concerns.

Variation In Chronic Disease Prevalence

The burden of chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity varied. Racial minority enrollees were more likely than white enrollees to be affected, as follows:

• High blood pressure: Affected 46.0% of white enrollees, compared to 60.4% of Black enrollees, 40.7% of Asian enrollees . . .
  
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