The New Middle-Class of Uninsured Americans — Is it Real?
This issue paper discusses and answers the question are the newly uninsured in 2001 predominantly from the middle-class. The paper examines U.S. Census Bureau s data and concludes that most of the increase in the uninsured (1.3 million people) was among low-income people with incomes less than 200% of the poverty level.
Also of Interest
- Medicaid Pandemic Enrollment Policies Helped Drive a Drop in the Uninsured Rate in 2021, but the Coverage Gains Are at Risk
- A Closer Look at the Remaining Uninsured Population Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP
- Health Coverage Among American Indian and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander People