Communicating accurate information about the uninsured is a top priority for the Foundation for Health Coverage Education®. The uninsured are a diverse group and should be viewed that way. Research has shown that many of the uninsured are eligible for public programs but are not signed up and many others have household incomes at 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (that’s a monthly income of $ 3,917 for a family of three).

In order to truly help the uninsured, we must work together. The following research reports explain how the number of uninsured is much lower than commonly thought.

Research

• The Uninsured: A Study of Health Plan Initiatives and the Lessons Learned
  National Institution for Health Care Management, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Census Bureau
• How Many People Lack Health Insurance and for How Long?
  Congressional Budget Office
• The Uninsured in America
  U.S. Census Bureau, 2002; Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
• The Uninsured in America State by State Breakdown of the Uninsured Statistics
  U.S. Census Bureau, 2002; Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
• To Buy or Not to Buy: A Profile of California’s Non-Poor Uninsured
  California HealthCare Foundation, The Field Research Corporation

Other Helpful Information from The Foundation of Health Coverage Education

• Three truths about the uninsured
• Health coverage success stories
• Questions to help someone find health coverage
• Your state’s Health Care Options Matrix™ Guide
• Finding Health Care Coverage in California™

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