UNITED STATES: "More
Americans Left Uninsured"
Chicago Tribune
Judith Graham
(08.30.06)
The number of Americans without medical insurance coverage grew last year by 1.3
million people, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Of the 1.3
million additional uninsured people, 961,000 reported working full-time,
reflecting the growing number of companies dropping coverage for their workers.
Seventeen million uninsured people live in households making $50,000 a year or
more. The total number of uninsured Americans now stands at a record 46.6
million, or 15.9 percent of the population. In 2000, 38.7 million people, or 14
percent of the population, were uninsured.