tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post8258813170468540175..comments2023-04-10T04:41:45.293-04:00Comments on Triangulations: Uninsured in Americamikhailbakuninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-49344144562021319422009-09-10T15:33:24.015-04:002009-09-10T15:33:24.015-04:00Yeah, the "number of uninsured nationwide&quo...Yeah, the "number of uninsured nationwide" includes immigrants (both documented and undocumented) who -- depending on your perspective -- shouldn't really be counted. <br /><br />Certainly, the president's view is that non-citizens should <i>not</i> have access to federally subsidized care. And, if this is true -- if we're deliberately excluding non-citizens from the system -- then they probably shouldn't be counted among the ranks of the uninsured. <br /><br />There was no statistical change in the <i>percentage</i> of uninsured between 2007 and 2008 because the population size increased.mikhailbakuninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-11805405321139670042009-09-10T14:32:47.440-04:002009-09-10T14:32:47.440-04:00I was given these numbers today:
The number of u...I was given <a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090910/FREE/309109989" rel="nofollow">these numbers</a> today: <br /><br />The number of uninsured nationwide rose to 46.3 million in 2008, up 1.3% from 45.7 million the prior year, with 15.4% of the total population uninsured, which was no statistical change over 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.MediaMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.com