Nearly 44 Million Uninsured and Counting

by   |  June 27, 2007

A new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report shows the number of Americans without health insurance jumped 6 percent in 2006 from the previous year. Particularly alarming is that the increase was in the non-elderly adult population. According to news reports, this is because of diminishing employer coverage and pricier private insurance. The number of children without health insurance also increased to 6.8 million. Abomination. Shameful. Outrageous. Take your pick. One other note: President Bush’s home state of TX had the highest rate of uninsured (23.8%).