Lack of Prescription Drug Insurance in the U.S.

Lack of Healthcare and Prescription Drug Insurance in the U.S.:
A Serious Public Health Problem
General Statistics

45 million Americans were uninsured in 2003, up from 43.6 million in 2002.
More than eight out of 10 people who are uninsured come from working families.
8.4 million children are uninsured.
More than one in five adults ages 18 to 64 was uninsured in 2003. 11.4 percent of children under 18 were without insurance.
More than 29 million of the uninsured in 2003 had household incomes of $25,000 or more, compared with 15.3 million in households earning less.