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EBRI’s estimates on the uninsured are somewhat higher than those reported by the Census Bureau in its Current Population Survey (CPS): EBRI focuses on the non-elderly population because this group can receive health insurance coverage from a number of different sources, and because Medicare covers nearly all individuals age 65 and older. Paul Fronstin, director of the EBRI’s Health Research and Education Program, and author of the report, said the results are not surprising, given continued high unemployment and a sluggish economy—and he predicts employment-based health coverage will continue to decline when new data for this year are released in 2013. Full details of the report, “Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2012 Current Population Survey,” are published in the September 2012 EBRI Issue Brief, no. 376, online at www.ebri.org.
EBRI’s estimates on the uninsured are somewhat higher than those reported by the Census Bureau in its Current Population Survey (CPS): EBRI focuses on the non-elderly population because this group can receive health insurance coverage from a number of different sources, and because Medicare covers nearly all individuals age 65 and older.
Paul Fronstin, director of the EBRI’s Health Research and Education Program, and author of the report, said the results are not surprising, given continued high unemployment and a sluggish economy—and he predicts employment-based health coverage will continue to decline when new data for this year are released in 2013.
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