P.O.V. examines the facts about the unisured in the U.S., the rising cost of health care and the conquences of lack of coverage. Read about governmental and national health care plans, the presidential candidates’ viewpoints on health care and today’s current legislation.

Here in Louisiana, figures from the Kaiser statehealthfacts.org study shows that 24% of all non-elderly adults and 52% of the adults living below the poverty level are uninsured. That’s 546,000 uninsured adults which ranks Louisiana 47 in the nation in uninsured adults. Another 64,000 children are uninsured bringing the total number of uninsured Louisiana residents under the age of 65 to 610,000 residents.

Lousiana’s Critical Condition has more in-depth information including:

• The Public Affairs Research Council has a report on its recommendations for improving the state’s healthcare system. PAR Report (pdf)

• The Public Policy Research Lab on Louisiana’s Uninsured Population, A Report from the 2007 Louisiana Health Insurance Survey (pdf)

and

• Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured (click for extended information in pdf format)

Share your stories and concerns about the large number of uninsured adults and children in our state by clicking the comments link below.

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