Improving Health Care For The Vulnerable – Uninsured, Low-Income, And Minorities In The US

Monday, October 10th, 2011

A new set of strategies released by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations - those in the U.S. who are uninsured, low-income, or members of racial and ethnic minority groups... Find more info about Improving ...

Unhealthy, Unemployed, Uninsured: 52 Million Americans Without In 2010

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The problem of the uninsured in the United States has been getting worse. During 2010, some 52 million Americans went without health insurance, compared to 38 million in 2001. Seventy five million Americans skipped doctor visits all together, along with prescriptions and recommended tests or treatments in 2010 because ...

Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Rise

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

When the Census Bureau released its annual report earlier this year on poverty, income, and health insurance, that report, based on 2008 figures, pegged the number of Americans without health insurance coverage at 46.3 million, up from 45.7 million in 2007. Based on those figures, it was predicted that the ...

Number of uninsured Americans hits record high

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Those  without health insurance rose sharply last year to 50.7 million, up from  46.3 million uninsured in 2008. It was one of the largest single year increases since the Census starting tracking the figure in 1987. Find more info about Number of uninsured Americans hits record high photos videos pictures. read ...

Uninsured hits all-time high

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Nearly every demographic and geographic group posted a rise in the uninsured rate—with the exception of children, who remained stable at about 10 percent, according to the U.S. Census. Find more info about Uninsured hits all-time high photos videos pictures. read more