U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Figures On The Uninsured

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"Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007," U.S. Census Bureau: The Census Bureau on Tuesday released findings from the Current Population Survey that point both the percentage and number of U.S. residents without health insurance decreased in 2007. The percent of U.S residents without health insurance was 15.3% in 2007, down from 15.8% in 2006, and the number of uninsured was 45.7 one thousand thousand in 2007, down from 47 1000000 in 2006. The portion of the great unwashed covered by private health insurance fell from 67.9% in 2006 to 67.5% in 2007, while the share of people covered by public programs such as Medicaid rose from 27% to 27.8% ("Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007," August 2008).


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