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The proportion of non-health insurance members in the US has risen for the first time in 10 years = Census Bureau

2019-09-11T04:55:57.573Z


[Washington, 10th Reuters]-In the US, the second year of President Trump's inauguration, the percentage of non-health insurance subscribers rose for the first time in 10 years, while household income remained almost unchanged from the previous year. National census


[Washington, 10th Reuters]-In the US, the second year of President Trump's inauguration, the percentage of non-health insurance subscribers rose for the first time in 10 years, while household income remained almost unchanged from the previous year. It was found in the annual survey published by the Census Bureau on the 10th. It is likely to become an issue for the US presidential election in 2020.

Last year, the number of non-health insurance subscribers was approximately 27.5 million, the ratio was 8.5%, the number of non-participants increased by approximately 2 million from the previous year, and the ratio rose from 7.9%. The percentage of non-subscribers has increased since the Great Recession after the Lehman Shock. Health insurance has continued to increase since the enforcement of the Health Insurance System Reform Act (Obama Care) in 2014.

The number of non-subscribers has increased rapidly, for example, in the children of Hispanics and in the middle class whose income is significantly above the poverty level. Regionally, it was a fierce battle state of presidential elections such as Michigan and Ohio.

The proportion of Medicare (public health insurance for the elderly) fell 0.7 percentage points.

A Census Bureau official said the decline in the public health insurance subscriber ratio certainly contributed to the decline in overall health insurance subscribers.

On the other hand, President Trump's large-scale tax cut boosted economic growth last year, but the median income of US households last year was $ 63179, a statistically significant difference from the previous year's $ 62,626. There was no.

The income of households in large cities where Democratic supporters often live increased by 5.4%, showing a statistically significant difference. However, there was no difference between President Trump's largest base and the suburbs.

Source: asahi

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