Uninsured Population Swells in Advance of U.S. Health Law
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Almost half of working-age adults in the U.S. had inadequate health insurance or no coverage at all last year, a widening deficit that the Affordable Care Act should mitigate, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund.
About 84 million were uninsured or underinsured, 3 million more than when the 2010 health law was signed and 20 million more than in 2003, the New York-based nonprofit group, which advocates for better health care, said today in a report. About 80 million adults who had medical conditions said they chose not to see a doctor or fill a prescription because of the cost.