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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (83044)6/28/2000 1:46:00 PM
From: Ilaine   of 108807
 
Here is another statistic for you - it's somewhat out of date, I'll have to see if I can find a more recent one - Uninsured Population An estimated 35-37 million Americans. 56% are workers. 28% are children. 16.5% are nonworking adults. 83% of workers have private insurance. (AMA, 1993)

So that's maybe 15% of Americans that don't have coverage. Of those, how many are self-employed? How many are young people who don't think they need coverage? I will keep looking.

Another good question - are we sure that the 35 million doesn't include people who are married to someone with coverage? And has the statistic changed since COBRA was enacted? Hunting . . . .

Edit: Dick Armey claimed 15% in 1999, and if anyone would mis-state the figure higher than it really is, I think he would. So let's assume 15%. Of those, I argue that the majority of adults are what we call "working poor." Can they afford health care coverage? Who knows? Can they afford cigarettes and beer?
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