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Health Insurance Statistics in Wisconsin

In 2003: 399,700 people were uninsured for all or part of the year – That’s 9% of the population!

Amongst those uninsured:

83% have one person in the family working full- or part-time
50% have someone working full-time all year

The largest number of uninsured people are between 30-49 years
The largest percentage of uninsured people is 19-29 years

Uninsured by Race:

Whites: 7.3%
Blacks: 14.5%
Latinos: 20.3%
“Other”: 16.1%

For every 100 people who become unemployed in Wisconsin, 85 people lose their health insurance

In 2003, 86,000 kids (7% of the 1,300,000 0-17 year olds in Wisconsin) were uninsured for part or all of the year

9% of kids living in ‘poor’ households
13% of kids living in ‘near poor’ households
3% of kids living in ‘not poor’ households

Seniors had the highest percentage of insured, with 99% of those 65+ years having health insurance

In Milwaukee, 86% of residents were insured all year in 2003

Sources:

Who’s Uninsured in Wisconsin and Why? Families USA. November 2003.

Wisconsin Health Insurance Coverage 2003. Bureau of Information and Policy. Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services. September 2004.

National Health Insurance Statistics

Minorities are 1/3 of the US population, but they represent 52% of the uninsured.

In total, 45 million Americans were uninsured in 2003.

Among the uninsured:

52% cite cost as the main reason
11% are employed but not eligible through their employer
7% feel they “don’t need it”
5% feel they “can’t get it”
3% feel they “don’t know how to get it”

The percentage of people with employer-sponsored insurance fell from 63.3% to 61.9% from 2002 to 2003

The percentage of people enrolled in a managed care plan increased from 27% in 1988 to 95% in 2004

HMO coverage — 16% in 1988 — 25% in 2004
PPO coverage — 11% in 1988 — 55% in 2004

Annual private Employer-Sponsored insurance premiums in 2004

$3695/single
$9950/family

In 2004, the employee paid on average, 16% of the single premium ($47/month) and 28% of the family premium ($222/month)

Sources:

Policy Changes and Opportunities in closing the Racial/Ethnic Divide in Health Care. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2005.

Health Insurance Survey. Kaiser Family Foundation. October 2004.

Health Insurance Coverage in America 2003 Data Update. Kaiser Family Foundation. November 2004.

Employer Health Benefits 2004 Annual Survey. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard Research Educational Trust. September 2004.