Data Points: Health Insurance Coverage
The number of insured people has decreased since 2006
15.8%: Percentage of U.S. population without health insurance in 2006
15.3%: ...in 2007
47.0 million: Number of uninsured people in the United States in 2006
45.7 million: ...in 2007
67.5%: Percentage of Americans who were covered by private health insurance in 2007
27.8%: Percentage of Americans who were covered by government health insurance in 2007
(Some people may have been covered by more than one type of insurance during the year.)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007
Reader Comments
Uninsured
Why do these articles never mention that a huge part of the uninsured are healthy 18 to 35 year olds. Get them in the system paying premiums, and premiums will go down. But that would be too easy, and not cater to the headlines.
Could some of you please be liberal with your own money?
Typical Liberal
don't let facts get in the way of a good headline!!!!
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