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THE MYTH ABOUT UN-INSURED AMERICANS
xinunus
09.16.2009, 04:37pm
EVERYTIME OBAMA USES THE 47 MILLION UN-INSURED AMERICANS NUMBER HE LIES.
THE NUMBER INCLUDES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
45.7 Million Un-Insured Breakdown
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Illegal Immigrants = 9.3 million
Medicad Undercount = 6.4 million
Medicaid/SCHIP Eligible = 4.3 million
Childless Adults = 5.0 million
Over 300% of Poverty = 10.1 million
Remaining Uninsured = 10.6 million
Medicad Undercount – People who are on one of two government health insurance programs, Medicaid or S-CHIP, but mistakenly (intentionally or not) tell the Census taker that they are uninsured.
Medicaid/SCHIP Eligible – Eligible for free or heavily subsidized government health insurance (again, either Medcaid or SCHIP), but have not signed up.
Childless Adults – Adults between ages 18 and 34 and without kids.
Over 300% of Poverty – Do not fit into any of the above categories, and they have incomes more than 3X the poverty level.
Remaining Uninsured – U.S. citizens, with income below 300% of poverty, not on or eligible for a taxpayer-subsidized health insurance program, and not a childless adult between age 18 and 34.
*NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FREELY AVAILABLE ON THE CENSUS WEBSITE.