Health Coverage & the Uninsured: Trends in Health Coverage

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Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, 2007–2008: Early Impact of the Recession
This issue brief examines trends in health insurance coverage from 2007 to 2008, a period marked by the start of a deep recession. It finds that the share of the nonelderly population covered by employer-provided insurance declined, the share covered by public programs increased and the number of uninsured people continued to rise. The downturn affected coverage for adults differently that it affected coverage for children.

Health Care and the Middle Class: More Costs and Less Coverage
This issue brief examines the availability, affordability and stability of the health insurance coverage of the American middle class. It also addresses the growing burden of health care costs for the middle class and the adequacy of today's health insurance plans as protection from large medical bills.

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Assessing Congressional Budget Office Estimates of the Cost and Coverage Implications of Health Reform Proposals -- November 2009
This issue brief explains key elements of the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of the major health reform bills in Congress and examines the role of the CBO in the health reform debate. Throughout the debate, CBO has analyzed legislation and provided projections of the costs and savings to the federal government associated with the plans over a 10-year period, as well as estimates of how the sources of insurance coverage would change.

Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, 2007-2008: Early Impact of the Recession -- October 2009

This issue brief examines trends in health insurance coverage from 2007 to 2008, a period marked by the start of a deep recession. It finds that the share of the nonelderly population covered by employer-provided insurance declined, the share covered by public programs increased and the number of uninsured people continued to rise.

Women's Health Insurance Coverage: Fact Sheet -- October 2009
This fact sheet provides new statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women ages 18–64, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare.

Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2007–2008 -- October 2009
This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Uninsured: A Primer -- October 2009

Updated with 2008 data, this primer reviews the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, the latest trends in health insurance coverage, key issues in increasing coverage and basic statistics on the uninsured. More detailed breakdowns are available in supplemental data tables.

Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2008 -- October 2009
This online chartbook provides a comprehensive profile of the uninsured and health insurance coverage overall, including downloadable PowerPoint figures and Excel tables for the nonelderly population, children, nonelderly adults and working adults.

A Profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives and Their Health Coverage -- September 2009
This brief examines the health coverage, access to care and health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives across the country.

Updated Resources on the Uninsured and Health Reform -- September 2009
Two updated documents offer the latest available data on the uninsured, shedding light on an issue at the heart of the health reform debate.

The Uninsured And The Difference Health Insurance Makes -- September 2009

This fact sheet describes the characteristics of the uninsured population, the difference health insurance makes, and why there is a large uninsured population.

Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured -- September 2009

This issue brief provides basic facts that explain why so many people in America lack health coverage and how being uninsured affects their health and financial security.

This issue brief explains key elements of the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of the major health reform bills in Congress and examines the role of the CBO in the health reform debate. Throughout the debate, CBO has analyzed legislation and provided projections of the costs and savings to the federal government associated with the plans over a 10-year period, as well as estimates of how the sources of insurance coverage would change.

This issue brief examines trends in health insurance coverage from 2007 to 2008, a period marked by the start of a deep recession. It finds that the share of the nonelderly population covered by employer-provided insurance declined, the share covered by public programs increased and the number of uninsured people continued to rise.

This fact sheet provides new statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women ages 18–64, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare.

This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Updated with 2008 data, this primer reviews the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, the latest trends in health insurance coverage, key issues in increasing coverage and basic statistics on the uninsured. More detailed breakdowns are available in supplemental data tables.

This online chartbook provides a comprehensive profile of the uninsured and health insurance coverage overall, including downloadable PowerPoint figures and Excel tables for the nonelderly population, children, nonelderly adults and working adults.

This brief examines the health coverage, access to care and health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives across the country.

Two updated documents offer the latest available data on the uninsured, shedding light on an issue at the heart of the health reform debate.

This fact sheet describes the characteristics of the uninsured population, the difference health insurance makes, and why there is a large uninsured population.

This issue brief provides basic facts that explain why so many people in America lack health coverage and how being uninsured affects their health and financial security.

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Health Coverage & the Uninsured: Trends in Health Coverage

In a voluntary system of private and public health insurance a family’s insurance status can change quickly within even the course of one year. These shifts have added up to substantial changes in annual estimates of those with and without health coverage --nearly every year since the early 1990s. Trends in health insurance coverage are driven largely by changes in employer-sponsored health benefit offers, the incomes of working families, the costs of health insurance premiums, and the accessibility of public insurance for low-income families.