Saturday, September 1, 2007

47 Million Americans Uninsured

A Real Crisis

According to US Census Bureau, as reported by Boston Globe News in an article dated August 29, 2007, a record of 47 million Americans did not have health insurance last year.

Of the 47 million uninsured last year, 8.7 million were uninsured American children.

The report further stated that an estimated 10.3 percent of children in Massachusetts did not have health insurance from 2004-2006, slightly below the national average.

With these statistics, Do you believe that we all, on an average, are uninsured right now? This is really frightening, to say the least. Let’s hear what you have to say about this. So come on over for a visit and leave your comment/s.

To read this article and related articles click the link below which will take you to "search the archives" page at Boston Globe. Search for 47 Million Americans Uninsured and the article list will appear. Article link.


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