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The Uninsured

            
             The uninsured dilemma is an on going problem for approximately 44 million people across the United States. Many studies have been provided to research the opinions voiced about the current situation. In my own opinion before any research is stated, uninsured working Americans have become a personal issue to me in spite of my own mother being one of the 44 million that is uninsured today. My mother is a single, working mother and has been faced over the years with the problem of being uninsured. Many sicknesses and physical disabilities have come over my mother from raising three children alone for a significant amount of time. She is now supposed to undergo a surgery to remove a cist that could be cancerous and is having to debate over having the surgery due to her uninsured state. Should any American have to debate over having a vital surgery just because they are uninsured? Studies have shown that employment isn't the answer to health coverage. Over 4/5 of the uninsured are currently employed and still don't have adequate coverage! .
             A recent study showed over 43% of Americans believe the Federal Government should provide their citizens with health insurance; 28% believe that employers and businesses should provide the coverage; 17% believe the individuals should take care of themselves; and 9% believe that all of the above should help provide the adequate health coverage that Americans need today. Similar opinions were stated regarding the health coverage issue. 62% of a recent poll stated that health insurance should be provided for everyone in America as public education is provided; 22 percent somewhat agreed; and 15% disagreed. Another poll taken regarding to the age of a citizen and whether coverage should depend upon that said 55% agreed that age should not matter when dealing with health coverage; 30% mostly agreed; and only 14% disagreed with this matter.
            
            
            
            
            
            


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1. Medically Uninsured

She also states that 80 million Americans are uninsured over any given two-year period, but only 23.5 million are uninsured for the entire period [6/30]. There are many assumptions of who the uninsured are. For example, many assume the uninsured are unemployed. In fact, about 85 percent of the uninsured come from working families [6/30]. ... The largest age group of the uninsured was from 18 - 24 years, consisting of 55 percent of the total people uninsured under the age of 65. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. Healthcare In America

There has also been a shift in the typical uninsured individual, resulting in those whose annual income of $75,000 or more increasing 77% from 1995 to 2001 of the total number of uninsured people, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis. Thus, rather than the very poor or unemployed comprising the largest group of the uninsured, it is the middle, working class of people that are increasingly lacking health insurance. 49.6% of the uninsured are from the ages of 18 to 24, followed by 25-44 year olds making up 32.7%. ... Originally, programs have been targeted towards the poor and un...

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3. Children's Health Insurance Program

.), 7.2 million children under the age of 19 remained uninsured in 2012. ... The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) seeks to provide health insurance to uninsured children. ... This massive number makes being uninsured the sixth most frequent cause of death for the ages of 18 to 64. ... Bernstein, Chollet, and Peterson (2010) reveal that, uninsured children receive less preventative and acute care. Bernstein, Chollet, and Peterson (2010) further state the following statistics: uninsured children have lower immunization rates than insured children, uninsured children are 70 percent...

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4. Health Care: Right or Privilege?

THE UNINSURED The uninsured die earlier on average and are less likely to receive preventative care or be diagnosed with serious life threatening diseases like cancer and diabetes. ... Even the uninsured that are unable to make emergency decisions have a higher death rate and receive fewer services than insured patients. A major obstacle for the uninsured is the lack of ready access to health care services. ... The growing number of uninsured Americans is an unvoiced crisis that will have long-term effects on society if we continue to ignore it. ... Many uninsured Americans are honest and ha...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. The Increasing Cost of Medical Care

So now the man doesn't have any benefits at all meaning he is uninsured. ... The more uninsured Americans they have, medical care will continue to increase. ... Half of Americans today are uninsured. In other words, many people disagree with people who are uninsured. The uninsured will have a chance to get insurance and receive certain benefits. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

6. Rising Health Care Costs

The rising number of people lacking health insurance not only affects the uninsured and their families but the impact is felt on the nation's economy and the healthcare system. Furthermore, the large number of uninsured patients often overwhelms hospital emergency room as well as other health facilities. The increase of the number of uninsured, has many health officials" concerned. There are several possible reasons for the cause in the rising number of the uninsured. ... Many uninsured people conclude there is no reason to buy health insurance. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. Health Care

Census figures indicate a progressive rise in the number of the uninsured over the decade of the nineties. ... The number of uninsured Americans, the quality of care for the minority and homeless population, and the ever-increasing cost of health care indicates that a workable sufficient solution is needed now. ... The report also states that, "80 percent of uninsured children and adults under 65 live in working families. The uninsured population includes heads of families juggling several jobs to make ends meet. ... The events of September 11, 2001 added thousands to the uninsured role wi...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Health Care

Furthermore, there are one in three citizens between the age of 18 and 64 that are uninsured. ... On the other hand, Black's total number of citizens that are uninsured is 6,833 and the total number of insured blacks is 29,190. ... To conclude, data proves that there are more blacks that are uninsured a year than any other race....

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9. Healthcare Access

(National Academies Press 2001) Two-thirds of all uninsured persons are members of lower-income families (earning less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. One-third of all members of lower-income families are uninsured. There are uninsured people at all income levels, although members of families earning less than 200 percent of FPL are twice as likely to be uninsured as are members of the general population under age 6 (National Academies Press 2001) Most uninsured people are U.S. citizens by birth (native-born residents comprise about 90 percent of the general population). ... -bo...

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  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

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