title: America's uninsured: the statistics and back story.
abstract: This article provides an overview of why health insurance matters, a profile of the uninsured, and a discussion of the roles and limits of private and public health insurance as sources of coverage. It concludes with reflections on the current health insurance environment and prospects for reform.
authors.affiliation: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, USA.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shartzer
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D005006:Ethnicity; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States