We all know the high costs of not having health insurance and no American should be without it.
We know that thousands of hard-working Americans are destroyed financially, file for bankruptcy and lose everything they own because of health care costs.
Decades ago, Medicare should have been expanded to provide universal coverage.
Decades ago, the US should have adopted single-payer health care.
And it would have been done except for the obstruction of the Party of Big Corporations.
The US is the only industrialized nation that does not provide universal coverage.
That's part of what this election is about.
Why would anyone deny Americans health care?
The propaganda has been carefully worded to make you think it's something it isn't.
Maybe it's time to THINK for yourself.
10 States With The Most Uninsured Residents
Share of uninsured: 20.7 percent
Number uninsured: 170,509
State population: 823,852
8. Mississippi Share of uninsured: 21 percent
Number uninsured: 525,570
State population: 2,504,200 7. Alaska
Share of uninsured: 21.4 percent
Number uninsured: 138,777
State population: 647,241
7. Alaska
Share of uninsured: 21.4 percent
Number uninsured: 138,777
State population: 647,241
Number uninsured: 138,777
State population: 647,241
6. Oklahoma
Share of uninsured: 21.9 percent
Number uninsured: 691,408
State population: 3,163,465
5. Georgia
Share of uninsured: 21.9 percent
Number uninsured: 1,848,505
State population: 8,435,908
4. New Mexico Share of uninsured: 22.6 percent
Number uninsured: 397,890
State population: 1,756,794
Number uninsured: 589,059
State population: 2,346,884
2. Florida Share of uninsured: 25.3 percent
Number uninsured: 3,853,392
State population: 15,210,949
1. Texas Share of uninsured: 26.3 percent
Number uninsured: 5,820,793
State population: 22,098,206
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There are 50.7 million uninsured Americans as of the 2010 census, and in some states, over a quarter of the population is uninsured.
States in the South and Southwest make up the majority those with the highest share of residents with no health insurance, according to the recently released Small Area Health Insurance Estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau. The study was based on demographic population estimates, federal tax returns and Medicare and Medicaid participation records, as well as other sources.
While Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell recently called the tens of millions of uninsured Americans “not the issue,” not having health insurance can prove both tragic and fatal. A 2009 study showed that uninsured patients are twice as likely to die during emergency room visits.
The plight of uninsured Americans also was brought into sharp relief this summer following the shooting massacre in Aurora, Colo., when it was estimated that uninsured victim Caleb Medley faced $2 million worth of medical costs.
But with the Supreme Court's upholding of the Affordable Care Act in June, millions more Americans will gain access to health insurance once the law is fully implemented. Already, it's estimated that 6.6 million young adults now have health care coverage due to the law.
Here are the states with the most uninsured residents:
10. California
Share of uninsured: 20.7 percent
Number uninsured: 6,720,279
State population: 32.504,288