Health Insurance Statistics (United States)
- Americans spend more per person on health insurance than any other country, yet only 45% is public expenditures
- Many countries with universal health care have less public health expenditures than the United States
- Over 47 million Americans are uninsured
- Millions of working American cannot afford health insurance, but make too much to qualify for federal aid
- 24% of New Mexico residents are uninsured while only 8% in New Hampshire
- About 7% of families making more than $76,000 annually are uninsured.