How Health Overhaul Would Affect The Uninsured
As Democrats have pushed for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s health system, much of their plans and rhetoric have focused on providing coverage for America’s uninsured.
Although that effort stalled following Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown’s election to the Senate, President Barack Obama reiterated that imperative in his State of the Union address last month. “By the time I’m finished speaking tonight,” Obama said, “more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year.” He continued, “I will not walk away from these Americans.” Here’s a look at who those Americans are.
