Thursday, August 31, 2006
46 million Americans lack health insurance
Source: suntimes.com
A record 46.6 million people in the United States near 16 percent live without medical insurance, plus 1.8 million in Illinois, the U.S. Census said Tuesday.
The national figures for 2005 represented a 2.9 percent increase over 2004, as 1.1 million more residents found them living with no health care safety net.
Last year marked the fifth straight increase generally in the number who is lacking health benefits. Meanwhile, medical expenses rose three times as fast as wages in 2005, researchers say.
Illinois, with about 14.3 percent of its population with no insurance, was statistically the same as 2005.
Source: suntimes.com
A record 46.6 million people in the United States near 16 percent live without medical insurance, plus 1.8 million in Illinois, the U.S. Census said Tuesday.
The national figures for 2005 represented a 2.9 percent increase over 2004, as 1.1 million more residents found them living with no health care safety net.
Last year marked the fifth straight increase generally in the number who is lacking health benefits. Meanwhile, medical expenses rose three times as fast as wages in 2005, researchers say.
Illinois, with about 14.3 percent of its population with no insurance, was statistically the same as 2005.
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