According to the most recent fig-ures from the U.S. Census Current Population Survey released in August, the number of U.S. residents without health insurance jumped from 45.3 million in 2004 to a record 46.6 mil- lion in 2005, an increase of 1.3 million individuals.
Further, the report finds that more than 8 million U.S. children went without health insurance in 2005, calling attention to programs like Illinois' All Kids and Pennsylvania's Cover All Kids, which are taking critical steps toward providing affordable health coverage to children.
Survey results also show that the percentage of residents covered by employer-sponsored health plans slipped from 59.8 percent in 2004 to 59.5 percent last year, the lowest percentage in roughly 12 years.
