Census Finds More Kansans Without Health Insurance
Associated Press - Thu 09:38 AM 08/30/2012
The bureau issued a report showing that more than 380,000 Kansas residents under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2010. That's 15.8 percent of that age group, an increase from 14.6 percent in 2009.
The U.S. Census Bureau says more Kansans under the age of 65 are living without health insurance.
The bureau issued a report Wednesday showing that more than 380,000 Kansas residents under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2010. That's 15.8 percent of that age group, an increase from 14.6 percent in 2009.
The census for the first time estimated health coverage for people between ages 50 to 64, who are more likely to use health insurance than younger age groups.
In 2010, about 60,800 people ages 50 to 64, or 11.4?percent of that group, did not have health insurance.
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Associated Press Information from: The Wichita Eagle
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SalinaSenior
Thursday 30 August 2012 11:33 Report this comment
It will get a lot worse if Paul Ryan and Romney get what they want with Medicare and Social Security. Ryan wants to end Medicare and Medicaid for us seniors. Then slowly privatize our social security to non-existence. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mormon tried to legalize polygamy too.
SalinaSenior
Thursday 30 August 2012 11:38 Report this comment
Romney 2012!
ksgal2012
Thursday 30 August 2012 21:31 Report this comment
To Salina Senior....you need to visit with someone that undertands your medicare....It is Obama that has put all the cuts on our senior care to pay for Obama care. Medicare has been suffering for years and years....Mitt and Paul are trying to come up with new ideas to save your medicare and a plan for the future generations. I was going over all the cuts that Omama has made to medicare and that is scary, but don't worry because Mitt and Ryan will get the Obama care repealed and hopefully you will get some of your benefits back and your grandchildren will have a better chance on having some kind of health care when they are seniors. God Bless and best of luck. Maybe if you have computer access cause I am assuming you do if you posted here you can google and see what cuts to your medicare have happened with the Ombama team.
IamMe
Thursday 30 August 2012 21:48 Report this comment
Maybe more without health insurance and on state aid is because their stagnate wages qualify more and more in Kansas each year?
RedNeckWatch
Friday 31 August 2012 00:47 Report this comment
ksgal2012 -- I'm sorry, but America is not buying the Romeny/Ryanl bag of promises. The math does not add up. How can they cut taxes, increase military spending, shore up SS medicare for future generations by increasing benefits, AND balance the budget AND get America out of debt? Thye can't. it is all just politics as usual. Promise the moon and blame the other when you fail. I agree that Obama made cuts, but that is the responsible thing to do. Cut the fat and fraud out of the program as promised and make some wealthy seniors pay a few dollars more for coverage/deductibles. What Romeny/Ryan want to do is completely eliminate SS and Medicare and pull the rug out from under tens of millions middle class Americans for idealogical reasons. Read some of Ryan's speeches and writings before he became the VP nominee on the ticket. He is a nut and unqualified to take over for Romeny in the event of a tragedy. .