Lack Of Reliable Transportation Could Have Negative Impacts On Health, CDC Analysis Finds

The Hill (1/11, Nazzaro) reports, “A lack of reliable transportation could have adverse health outcomes, especially among adults who are older, uninsured and have lower incomes,” according to the CDC. According to the analysis, “about 5.7 percent of adults – between 13 million and 14 million people – lacked reliable transportation for daily living in 2022.” Notably, “the percentage of those lacking reliable transportation decreases with age,” while “as family income and education level increased, the number of those without reliable transportation decreased.”