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AdorkableAiley -> RE: The US Healthcare System..........anyone? (9/26/2011 2:57:52 AM)
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl
Unemployed is really 15 - 16%. Not to say all unemployed have no insurance.
Here are some figures for you....
According to the United States Census Bureau, approximately 85% of Americans have health insurance; nearly 60% obtain it through an employer, while about 9% purchase it directly.[2] Various government agencies provide coverage to about 28% of Americans (there is some overlap in these figures).[2]
In 2007, there were nearly 46 million people in the US (over 15% of the population) who were without health insurance for at least part of that year.[2] Over 1 million workers lost their health care coverage in January, February and March 2009. Approximately, 268,400 more workers lost health care coverage in March 2009 than in March 2008. Proving that today, that number is markedly higher as many workers who have lost their jobs have also lost their employer-provided health insurance.[3] The percentage of the non-elderly population who are uninsured has been generally increasing since the year 2000.[4] There is considerable debate in the US on the causes of and possible remedies for this level of uninsurance as well as the impact it has on the overall US health care system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United_States
Yes, its wiki... but it often does get the stats right.
Now, from the Census
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2011
Between 2009 and 2010, the percentage of people covered by private health insurance declined from 64.5 percent to 64.0 percent, while the percentage covered by government health insurance increased from 30.6 percent to 31.0 percent. The percentage covered by employment-based health insurance declined from 56.1 percent to 55.3 percent.
The number of people with health insurance increased to 256.2 million in 2010 from 255.3 million in 2009. The percentage of people with health insurance was not statistically different from 2009.
The percentage covered by Medicaid (15.9 percent) was not statistically different from 2009
The uninsured rate for children in poverty (15.4 percent) was greater than the rate for all children (9.8 percent).
In 2010, the uninsured rates decreased as household income increased from 26.9 percent for those in households with annual incomes less than $25,000 to 8.0 percent in households with incomes of $75,000 or more.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb11-157.html
The percentage of people without
health insurance in 2008 was not
statistically diff erent from 2007 at
15.4 percent. The number of uninsured increased to 46.3 million in
2008, from 45.7 million in 2007
(Table 7 and Figure 6).
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The number of people with health
insurance increased to 255.1 million in 2008—up from 253.4 million in 2007. The number of people
covered by private health insurance decreased to 201.0 million in
2008—down from 202.0 million in
2007. The number of people covered by government health insurance increased to 87.4 million—up
from 83.0 million in 2007.
The percentage of people covered
by private health insurance was
66.7 percent in 2008—down from
67.5 percent in 2007 (Figure 7).
The percentage of people covered
by employment-based health
insurance decreased to 58.5 percent in 2008, from 59.3 percent
in 2007. The number of people
covered by employment-based
health insurance decreased to
176.3 million in 2008, from 177.4
million in 2007.
The percentage of people covered
by government health insurance
programs increased to 29.0 percent in 2008, from 27.8 percent in
2007. The percentage and number
of people covered by Medicaid
increased to 14.1 percent and 42.6
million in 2008, from 13.2 percent
and 39.6 million in 2007. The
percentage and number of people
covered by Medicare increased to
14.3 percent and 43.0 million in
2008, from 13.8 percent and 41.4
million in 2007.
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In 2008, the percentage and
number of children under 18
without health insurance were
9.9 percent and 7.3 million, lower
than they were in 2007 at 11.0
percent and 8.1 million (Table 7).
The uninsured rate and number of
uninsured for children are the lowest since 1987, the fi rst year that
comparable health insurance data
were collected. Although the uninsured rate for children in poverty
decreased to 15.7 percent in 2008,
from 17.6 percent in 2007, children in poverty were more likely
to be uninsured than all children.
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Most people (58.5 percent) were covered by an employment-based health
insurance plan for some or all of
2008. The rate of employment-based
coverage in 2008 was lower than
the rate in 2007. The rate of private
coverage decreased in 2008 to 66.7
percent, from 67.5 percent in 2007
(Figure 7). The number of people
covered by private insurance also
decreased to 201.0 million in 2008,
from 202.0 million in 2007.
The percentage of people covered
by government health programs
increased to 29.0 percent in 2008,
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-236.pdf
Statistics are always interesting.
Basically, as I read it... the employer based insurance was decreasing even in 2008. Private held insurance also decreased. Government run insurance programs increased...
The nice little tid bit is that insurance rates went down.
83% or all statistics are made up right on the spot...
Ailey who totaly made that up
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