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Health Insurance - Out Of Reach For 47 Million Americans

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November 22, 2007

According to a report published in August 2007 by the U. S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006, “Both the percentage and the number of people without health insurance increased in 2006.”

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According to this U. S. Census Bureau report - “The percentage without health insurance increased from 15.3 percent in 2005 to 15.8 percent in 2006, and the number of uninsured increased from 44.8 million to 47.0 million.”

There are many reasons why people do not have health insurance coverage, some include:

Ineligible for health insurance coverage due to health condition or other reasons
Can’t afford to pay the high insurance premiums
Health insurance coverage not offered by employer
Employers cutting existing health insurance plans

Some alarming statistics from the Census Bureau report:

Without Health Insurance - Age

Age	2005*	2006*
Under 18	8,050	8,661
18 - 24	8,201	8,323
25 - 34	10,161	10,713
35 - 44	7,901	8,018
45 - 64	10,053	10,738
65+	449	541

*Numbers in thousands.

Without Health Insurance - Region

Region	2005*	2006*
Northeast	6,353	6,648
Midwest	7,330	7,458
South	19,143	20,486
West	11,988	12,403

*Numbers in thousands.

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