CDC Vital Signs: Access to Health Care
"New 2010 estimates show that the number of Americans without health insurance is growing,
affecting middle-income Americans as well as those living in poverty. About 50 million adults
18–64 years old had no health insurance for at least some of the past 12 months. People in all
income brackets have been affected, not just adults living in poverty, according to a 2009 survey.
In the past few years, the number of adults aged 18–64 who went without health insurance for
at least part of the past 12 months increased by an average of 1.1 million per year. About half of
those additional adults were middle-income.* Adults without consistent health insurance are
more likely to skip medical care because of cost concerns, which can lead to poorer health, higher
long-term health care costs, and early death..."