In the meantime, a new survey shows what has become all too obvious: Gaps in insurance coverage, a problem that has long afflicted lower-income families, is becoming an all-American problem.
Some gory details from the Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey:
While lack of insurance continues to be highest among families with incomes under $20,000, uninsured rates for moderate- and middle-income earners and their families are rising, putting their health and financial security at risk.For more on the study, go here.
The survey finds that most of these individuals reside in working families: Of the estimated 48 million American adults who spent any time uninsured in the past year, 67 percent were in families where at least one person was working full time.
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