One in four Americans without health coverage: study
As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of healthcare reform in the current election year, a study released on Thursday shows that one in four working-age Americans went without insurance at some point in 2011, often as a result of unemployment and other job changes.
“According to various studies, people of color in general are more likely than whites to suffer from poorer health and to lack insurance. Among Latinos and American Indians, the uninsured rate is nearly triple that of Whites. People of color are also less likely to have employer-sponsored coverage.”
- Michelle Chen, “Healthcare Reform and communities of color”
