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Being Uninsured Remains a "Crisis" of Income
Being Uninsured Remains a "Crisis" of Income:
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March 7, 2006

In an astounding statistical analysis, the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) reported that the greatest and growing problem of the uninsured is among those families who can afford to purchase health insurance. According to latest census figures almost 90% of the increase in the uninsured has taken hold among higher-income households of $50,000 or more. Amazingly, the number of uninsured Americans in families earning more than $75,000 has increased by 153%..... Could these income representations reflect the spiralling irrelevance of current annual household income figures that attempt to define contemporary demographic segments? Could this be the 'real' crisis of income?
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National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA):

Being Uninsured Remains a "Crisis" of Income -
10-Year Census Figures Show Health Insurance Often Is a Matter of Choice

DALLAS (August 30, 2005)– The number of Americans with health insurance grew by more than 2 million people last year, but the percentage of Americans without health insurance continues to grow among higher-income households, according to the latest report released today by the Census Bureau.

"Being uninsured in America is largely a matter of choice," said NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick, who also compiled a 10-year analysis of Census Bureau figures. "The greatest and growing problem of the uninsured is among those families who can afford health insurance."


The number of uninsured among higher-income households continued to grow last year, even though the percentage of uninsured has remained stable, according to


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