The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics released this National Health Interview Survey, depicting the nation’s access to health insurance coverage and utilization of medical care.  The survey focused on younger adults noting that, in 2008, 30 percent of young adults ages 20-29 years were uninsured and young adults 20-29 were twice as likely as adults ages 30-64 years to lack health insurance coverage.  The survey found that young men ages 20-29 years were 36 percent more likely to be uninsured than young women.  Furthermore, young women had more health insurance coverage, received more health care services and, among the uninsured, were 75 percent more likely to have a doctor visit in the past year than young men. 

From the report summary:

Young adults aged 20-29 years without insurance were less likely to have a doctor visit in the past year (54%) than were those with private insurance (81%) or Medicaid (84%). Approximately 9 out of 10 young women aged 20-29 years with private insurance had a doctor visit in the past year compared with 7 out of 10 young men.  Among young adults with Medicaid coverage, more young women (94%) had a doctor visit in the past year compared with young men (59%). Uninsured young women were 75% more likely than uninsured young men to have had a doctor visit in the past year. 

Full report: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db29.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. (2010). Access to and utilization of medical care for young adults aged 20-29 years: United States, 2008. Cohen, R.A. and Bloom, B.