NEWSMAX: Nearly half of adults ages 19 to 64, or an estimated 85 million people, either did not have health insurance last year or had coverage that did not protect them from high out-of-pocket medical costs, a new survey shows.
The survey conducted for the New-York based Commonwealth Fund from April to August 2012, found that thirty percent of U.S. residents, or 55 million people, were uninsured for at least part of the year, while another 16 percent, or 30 million people, were underinsured, the Huffington Post reported Friday.
People earning up to four times the federal poverty level, which is $11,490 for an individual this year, were most likely not to have coverage, while lower-income people reported the most cost-related problems getting the coverage they needed… (more)
