NO HEALTH INSURANCE? - YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

HOW MANY AMERICANS DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE?
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Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2010


Highlights
 From January through September 2010, 49.5 million persons of all ages (16.3%) were uninsured at the time of interview, 60.8 million (20.0%) had been uninsured for at least part of the year prior to interview, and 36.1 million (11.9%) had been uninsured for more than a year at the time of interview.
From January through September 2010, the percentage of children under age 18 years who were uninsured at the time of interview was 8.2%.
Private coverage decreased among near poor adults aged 18–64 years, from 52.6% in 1997 to 34.6% in the first 9 months of 2010.  The uninsured rate (43.9%) is higher than the private coverage rate (34.6%) for this population.
From January through September 2010, 59.1% of unemployed adults aged 18–64 years and 23.5% of employed adults in this age group had been uninsured for at least part of the past year. Also, 36.4% of unemployed adults aged 18–64 and 15.0% of employed adults in this age group had been uninsured for more than a year.
During the first 9 months of 2010, 24.9% of persons under age 65 years with private health insurance at the time of interview were enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP), including 7.4% who were enrolled in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP). Almost 50% of persons with a private plan obtained by means other than through employment were enrolled in a HDHP. An estimated 20.0% of persons with private health insurance were in a family with a flexible spending account (FSA) for medical expenses.