post Category: Health Insurance post postNovember 22, 2007

Health Insurance - Out of reach for 47 million AmericansAccording 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.”

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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