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Millions of uninsured

Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2013.

Exhibit 1. Forty Eight Million People Uninsured in 2012

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

10

20

30

40

50

60

38.039.8

41.9 41.8 43.045.2 44.1 44.8

49.0 50.0 48.6 48.0

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Exhibit 2. Uninsured Rates Unchanged Across Age Groups, 2011–2012

Percent of individuals who are uninsured, by age group

Total Under 19 19-25 26-34 35-44 45-64 65 and older0

10

20

30

40

50

16.1

10.2

31.4

28.1

21.0

15.6

1.7

16.3

10.1

29.828.0

21.9

16.4

2.0

15.7

9.7

27.7 27.5

21.0

16.3

1.7

15.4

9.2

27.2 27.2

21.1

16.2

1.5

2009 2010 2011 2012

Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2013; and Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2012.

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Percent of population covered by employment-based insurance

Exhibit 3. The Decline in Percent of People with Employment-Based Insurance Has Slowed

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

20

40

60

80

100

63.8 62.8 61.5 61.1 60.7 60.3 59.8 58.9 56.1 55.3 55.1 54.9

Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2013.

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Exhibit 4. Public Insurance Is an Important Source of Coverage Across the Age Spectrum

Percent of individuals with public insurance, by age group

Total Under 18 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and older

0

20

40

60

80

100

16.4

35.9

15.710.8 9.5 9.1 9.6 8.4

15.7

1.0 1.2 1.7 2.5 4.910.0

92.6Medicaid Medicare

Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2013.

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TX

FL

NM GAAZ

CA

WY

NV

AK

OK

MSLA

MT

Exhibit 5. Seventeen States Have Higher Rates of Uninsured Than the National Average

WA

ORID SD

ND

MN

WI

MI

AR

OH

AL

PA

NY

ME

MA

NHVT

HI

UTCO

KS

NEIA

MO

ILIN

KY

WVVA

NC

SC

DCMD

DE

NJ

CTRI

3%–<10% uninsured

10%–<15.6% uninsured

15.7%–<20% uninsured

20%–<25% uninsured

TN

Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012. United States Census Bureau, Sept. 2013. Percentages are two-year averages, 2011–12.

National average = 15.6%