Comments on: Number of Uninsured May Be Overstated, Studies Suggest

By: Les Jones

Les Jones — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:07:51 +0000

Number of Uninsured May Have Been Exaggerated
From The LA Times via Outside the Beltway. The number of Americans without health insurance -- one of the most watched and worrisome indicators of economic well-being -- may be overstated by as much as 20%, according to research conducted for the gover...

By: Scott Dillard

Scott Dillard — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:11:45 +0000

The media never seems to mention that many, many of the people without insurance have chosen not to buy it. This is especially true with young working people who are in good health. Why spend money on something you don't use. Of course they could get sick, but most young, healthy people don't. The way the media plays it, America has 40,000,000 starving, poor, single mothers with nine kids, all of whom need 500 medications to stay alive. Sorry, but I think reality is somewhat different.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:43:41 +0000

About time our infinitely credible, unbiased news media figured out what skeptical news consumers have suspected for years.