Number of uninsured Americans has dropped
The US Census Bureau on Aug. 26 2008 released a report saying the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to 15.3 percent in 2007 to 15.8 percent in 2006.
Nearly 2 million Californians lost their health insurance during 2008 and 2009 -- years characterized by a deep recession and mass layoffs -- bringing the total number of uninsured in the state to more than 8 million, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.