Gay Rights The study looked at health care access and overall health among LGBT groups and noted significant differences in the habits and needs of gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Even if they have coverage, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely to delay medical care than straight men and women.

So finds a policy brief from UCLA that looked at rates of health care coverage in California, finding that even though LGB adults in California have rates of health insurance coverage on par with or better than that of straight men and women in the state, they're more likely to postpone seeing the doctor when they need medical care.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.