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- 18.9 percent of individuals were without health insurance in 2009. This number was up from 17.4 percent in 2008 and above 18 percent for the first time. As a result, nearly 1 in 5 individuals under the age of 65 did not have health insurance in 2009.
- 59 percent of the nonelderly had employment-based health coverage in 2009, down from 61.1 percent in 2008.
- More than 214 million nonelderly individuals had health insurance in 2009, down from 217 million in 2008.
- The number of uninsured increased from 45.7 million in 2008 to 50 million in 2009.
| Nonelderly Population with Selected Sources of Health Insurance Coverage 2008-2009 | ||
| 2008(%) | 2009(%) | |
| Employment-based coverage | 61.1 | 59.0 |
| Own name | 31.4 | 29.9 |
| Dependent coverage | 29.7 | 29.1 |
| Individually purchased | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Public | 19.4 | 21.1 |
| Medicare | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Medicaid | 14.9 | 16.7 |
| Tricare/CHAMPVA | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| No Health Insurance | 17.4 | 18.9 |
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute estimates of the Current Population Survey, March 2009-2010 Supplements.
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