|
|
Census Bureau says 43.6 million were uninsured in 2002, up 5.8%.(Health Insurance)
- Article from:
-
National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial ServicesEdition
- Article date:
-
October 6, 2003
- Author:
-
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 The National Underwriter Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The number of people without health insurance rose in 2002 by 2.4 million to 43.6 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week.
That translates to an estimated 15.2% of the population with no health insurance coverage in 2002, up from 14.6% in 2001, according to the Census Bureau's report, "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2002."
The increase in the ranks of the uninsured is attributed in part in the report to a drop in the percentage of people covered by employment-based health insurance from 62.6% to 61.3%.
However, the number of people with health insurance also increased--rising by 1.5 million between 2001 and 2002, to 242.4 million, ...