In 2011, approximately 48 million people under age 65 had no healthinsurance. (The vast majority of Americans over age 65 have Medicare, though almost 700,000 of the elderly also had no insurance.) This translates to about 18 percent of the people under age 65.
Under the Affordable Care Act (health reform), the percentage of people uninsured should go down by more than half.
How many people have health insurance? 85% of people in the US have health insurance. 97% of Massachusetts residents have health insurance. How about we help the 15% of people get insurance with tax breaks to pay for their insurance, instead of messing up 85% of the peoples current insurance coverage.
About 300,000 people are employed by the health insurance industry.
Most people throughout the world do not have health insurance, by a very large but unknown factor
About 44 million people have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance.
There are many different varieties of people who are considered insurance health individuals. These people include, but are not limited to, people who purchase health insurance individually, and those that purchase it for an individual.
i am not sure of the exact amount of people, but i am pretty sure that is is WAAAY to many people. Some people cant afford health insurance. and too many people are losing their jobs and there fore they cannot afford to pay for health insurance. especially when they need it the most! )':
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A lot of people purchase health insurance because they think it will help them when they become ill. Many people do not understand that when purchasing a particular health insurance provider many of them won't cover their health cost. Some people who are not covered are people who are pregnant, people who are going through cancer, and many other services may not be covered.
It is estimated that 49% of the population of Ireland is covered by private health insurance.
Only 15% of India's total population are having health insurance as on date.
Short term health insurance is a great option for many people in this unsteady economy. People who are in between jobs are probably the biggest candidates for this insurance.
I presume that you are talking of health insurance in the USA - in many countries including most of Europe, health insurance is not necessary because the state provides reasonable health care, though some rich people do have private insurance to be able to have private treatment. Probably the greatest reason for not having health insurance is lack of funds, some people can't afford it.