Healthcare Leadership Council

THE UNINSURED

According to U.S. Census figures, there are 46.3 million uninsured Americans. Nearly eight of every ten uninsured Americans live in a wage-earning household, and nearly half have been offered insurance by their employer. The growing lack of health coverage has serious health and economic consequences for individuals and society and therefore, we cannot continue to sustain an environment in which tens of millions of Americans are without health coverage. Not only do uninsured individuals tend to go without the preventive care that leads to good health and longer lives, but the “uncompensated” medical care they do receive has negative consequences on the nation’s healthcare providers and drives up healthcare costs for all Americans. HLC’s number one priority issue is accessible health coverage. HLC believes every American should have access to quality and affordable health coverage. HLC supports market-based, consumer-centered health reform that: (1) helps individuals purchase private health coverage and promotes individual responsibility to have coverage; (2) maximizes the ability of individuals to take advantage of employer-offered health insurance; (3) maintains viable public programs for low-income individuals without access to either employer-sponsored insurance or the private individual market; and (4) ensures that health coverage options are able to respond to market innovation.

[Uninsured] [Background] [Q & A] [Talking Points]

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