Health Insurance Fact Sheet

The number of uninsured children in 2004 was 8.3 million - or 11.2 percent of all children in the U.S. (nchc.org).

The percentage of people with employment-based health insurance has dropped from 70 percent in 1987 to 59.8 percent in 2004. This is the lowest level of employment-based insurance coverage in more than a decade (nchc.org).

Having a regular provider of care, particularly for primary care and chronic conditions, are considered a predictor of quality. Uninsured children were more than three times as likely as children with Medicaid coverage to have no regular source of care (15 percent vs. 5 percent), and uninsured adults were more than three times as likely as those with public or private insurance to lack a regular source of care (35 percent vs. 11 percent) (iom.edu).

Number of times the uninsured are more likely to postpone seeking care, leave prescriptions unfilled, or skip recommended treatment: 3 (healthcareforall.org)

Number of deaths each year caused by lack of insurance: 18,314 (healthcareforall.org).

Percent by which the death rate of the uninsured exceeds the insured: 25 (healthcareforall.org).

Number of American families for whom health care consumes more than ¼ of their spending: 14,300,000 (healthcareforall.org).

Number of American families for whom health care consumes more than ¼ of their spending: 14,300,000 (healthcareforall.org).