The ranks of the uninsured continued to grow last year according to Gallup. Their poll found that 17.1 percent of adults did not have health insurance in 2011, which is a significant increase from the 16.4 percent in 2010. From Gallup: The drop in the number of insured people is mainly the result of the [...]
Level of Americans Without Health Insurance Continues to Rise |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday February 14, 2012 7:59 am |
Number of Uninsured Americans Steadily Increasing |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday January 24, 2012 8:58 am |
Since President Obama took office the percentage of uninsured people in America has been steadily raising and has now reached a new high. From Gallup: This rise in the number of uninsured is for the most part not the fault of the Obama administration. It is primarily the result of long term trends, rising health [...]
Number of Uninsured Up Again This Year |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday September 6, 2011 1:38 pm |
The percentage of Americans who don’t have health insurance continues to grow slowly, increasing slightly since last year according to the latest data from Gallup. An average of 16.8% of all American adults were uninsured in the first half of 2011, similar to the 16.4% in 2010. This percentage, however, has been edging up each [...]



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