Thursday
Jun172004
82 million uninsured in '02-03 - No Health Insurance.
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 02:57PM
Blacks and Latinos Disproportionately affected
Nearly 82 million people, one-third of the U.S. population younger than 65, lacked health insurance at some point over the past two years and most of those were uninsured for more than nine months, a study by the private group Families USA says. The problem reaches deep into the middle class, affects Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately and is most pronounced among people younger than 25, according to the group's analysis of census data. [more]
Nearly 82 million people, one-third of the U.S. population younger than 65, lacked health insurance at some point over the past two years and most of those were uninsured for more than nine months, a study by the private group Families USA says. The problem reaches deep into the middle class, affects Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately and is most pronounced among people younger than 25, according to the group's analysis of census data. [more]