Uninsured Rates in California Went Down in 2007

Last year, our economic situation was almost the exact opposite of what it is now. Unemployment rates remained low while the economy was expanding.
The healthy economy in 2007 did produce some positive stats according to a survey conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy. The survey found that the number of uninsured in California was lower in 2007 than in 2005.
The Sacramento Bee reported that the uninsured rate in 2007 was 19.5 percent versus 20.2 percent in 2005. While that isn't really a significant change, it is nonetheless an improvement which can be attributed to the number of people covered with group health insurance.
The downturn of the economy and higher rates of unemployment are likely factors that cause uninsured rates to increase. Considering the current state of our economy, it seems weird to consider the much healthier situation we were in as recent as last year.
E. Richard Brown, the lead author of the UCLA survey stated: "We're looking at the final year of an economic expansion (2007), and yet the gains in coverage were small. If the employer-based system can't increase health insurance in good times, how will they do it in bad?" Now that's some fodder for thought.

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