Americans Without Health Insurance

By Tim Bain posted on 06/28/2007
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A survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an estimated 43.6 million Americans (14.8 percent of the population) had no health insurance in 2006. An estimated 54.5 million Americans (18.6 percent of the population) were uninsured at some point during 2006. The results were based upon the responses of 100,000 Americans.

Approximately 9.3 percent of children under the age of 18 had no health insurance in 2006. This number actually continues a decreasing trend from 1997, when 13.9 percent of children under the age of 18 had no health insurance.

Texas led the nation in the uninsured race with 23.8 percent of its residents with no health insurance. Michigan had the lowest rate at 7.7 percent.

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1. anonymous on 09/30/2007 said:

what percentage of Americans uder the age of 18 have health insurance????

2. anonymous on 10/10/2007 said:

Interesting stuff and there's more to it. The number one cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. is from people with medical debt. And many of them have insurance... just inadequate plans that don't cover their expenses. There's a great new internet based show called 'The Raymond Report' online hosted by a health insurance expert who responds to people having trouble getting their carriers to pay up. I'd be curious what people think. Here's the link to the show: http://mnr.onthescene.com/raymond-report/episode1.html