About 1 in 4 in California lack health insurance, a UCLA study finds

[Zomby Woof]

Nearly 1 in 4 Californians under age 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report, as soaring unemployment propelled vast numbers of once-covered workers into the ranks of the uninsured.

The state's uninsured population jumped to 8.2 million in 2009, up from 6.4 million in 2007, marking the highest number over the last decade, investigators from UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research said.

People who were uninsured for part or all of 2009 accounted for 24.3% of California's population under age 65 -- a dramatic increase from 2007 driven largely by Californians who lost employer-sponsored health insurance, particularly over the last year.

Among those over age 18, nearly 1 in 3 had no insurance for all or part of 2009, the UCLA researchers found. The ranks of uninsured children also grew. The study was based on phone interviews from 2007, updated with current insurance enrollment data.


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[Warpy]

1. This is why I think the official figure of 45 million is such bunk

There is no way to go through an economic downturn like we're having with people out of work and sitting around for three to six month waiting periods before they're covered if they get jobs with health insurance that the figure isn't at least twice as high.

Washington just got too cozy telling lies during the last several administrations. Now they can't help themselves.

[jody]

2. In 2008 Alabama was 12%. n/t

[Quantess]

3. That's all?

Seems too low.

[jody]

4. Source below.

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=125&cat=3

[Quantess]

6. Thanks. (no text)

[kenny blankenship]

5. Fucking lazy pieces of shit! Where do they get the idea they can hold out on the insurance co.s?

I know let's pass a law that says they HAVE TO buy insurance - even if it doesn't cover shit. Or else they get fined! Yeah and if they don't like that, let's see how they like not paying insurance in jail.

That will teach them to be selfish.

Attn: homeless people. We're going to write a law for you too. Mandatory home purchase. YOU'RE NEXT!

[leftstreet]

7. We need to mandate wealth!

:-)