>First, it is becoming increasingly clear that the uninsured are over
>counted. For years, single-payer advocates have relied on the
>statistic produced by the Census Bureau, which now stands at 45
>million uninsured. Yet a recent study by the Urban Institute - not
>exactly the free market's best friend - claimed that the Census Bureau
>number was overstated by 4 million. Another study by the Department of
>Health and Human Services found it was too high by 9 million.
>
>However, these studies looked only at those eligible for Medicaid who
>are either not enrolled or are enrolled but do not report their
>eligibility to the Census Bureau. Another factor that inflates the
>number is the uninsured who are not citizens, which amounts to about
>9.5 million. The BlueCross BlueShield Association also examined this
>problem recently. That report found that the number of uninsured
>eligible for Medicaid was 14 million. It also found that there are 9.3
>million uninsured people in households making $50,000 or more a
>year-i.e., those who can afford insurance but do not purchase it. When
>all of those factors are subtracted from the Census Bureau statistic,
>the number of uninsured is just over 12 million.
>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/hogberg200505120809.asp
Jesus, what a pack of liars.
The Census Bureau number counts people who were uninsured for the entire year. People who lose coverage for months at a time aren't counted.
Doug