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Originally Posted by Fishpart
Interesting information I got from another source:
The biggest argument for healthcare reform is the uninsured. The number reform advocates like to use is 46 million or a little over 15% of the population. The reformers never tell us who these people are or why they are uninsured. Doing so would damage their attempt at wholesale changes. According to the Census Bureau in 2007, 9.7 million or 21.0% are non-citizens. There are 18.3 million or 40% of the uninsured are young adults in the 18 – 34 age range. Many of these people don’t see the necessity of paying a health care premium when they are young and healthy. In 2005, the Kaiser Foundation found out that 6 million of the 8 million uninsured children were eligible for existing Federal health insurance, but were not enrolled. 3.1 million parents of these children were also eligible for Federal programs, but were not enrolled. These groups compose over 70% of the uninsured. If you don’t believe that age should be a determining factor in health insurance cover!age, the Census Bureau breaks down the income range of the uninsured. 17.5 million have incomes of $50,000 or more, which goes against the advocates’ picture of everyone being poor, and thus unable to afford coverage.
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Yes, when you dig a little deeper you find statistics that don't support the 47 million people they say are not insured.
The Urban Institute reports 25% of the uninsured already qualify for some medical insurance program.
The National Bureau Of Economic Research says, "Based on plausible definitions and assumptions, health insurance is affordable for
between 3/4 and 1/4 quarters of adults who are NOT insured.
Those #s go along with what i heard on the news todaythat 43%
of the 47 million can afford insurance but choose not to buy it for whatever reasons.
That would drop the # of uninsured who can't afford insurance to 27 million people.
While there is a need for Health Insurance for the unemployed looking for work, and those that are truly disabled, imho there is no reason to revamp and change our whole current medical system for 277 million people to accommodate 27 million people.
JR may need to check my math, as usual.
