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The young and the uninsured

Quick View. July 7, 2008.

Adults 19 to 29 years old represent a large portion of the uninsured in the U.S.

Almost 14 million young adults lacked coverage in 2006. Young adults often lose insurance when they age out of eligibility for their parents' coverage or public insurance, or when they graduate from college. Jobs available to this population frequently are low-wage or temporary and often don't offer health benefits. Young adults from low-income households are most at risk for going without coverage.

This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:

"Rite of Passage? Why Young Adults Become Uninsured and How New Policies Can Help, 2008 Update," Commonwealth Fund, May.

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