The Facts

Quality health care that once seemed reliable is quickly being priced out of reach for millions of hardworking, taxpaying Americans. The health care crisis affects us all regardless of age, race or employment.

Nearly 47 million Americans do not have health insurance coverage. That's 15% of the population; with working families making up 80% of the uninsured.

And that number doesn't even scratch the surface of the number of Americans who are underinsured in this country.

In New Hampshire:

• The number of uninsured rose from 126,000 in 2005 to 150,000 in 2006.
• There are 22,000 children in New Hampshire who are uninsured.
• Kids up to 300% of the federal poverty level are eligible for health coverage in New Hampshire.
• New Hampshire has a lower rate of uninsured than the U.S. overall.

Since 2002, New Hampshire for Health Care has united over 67,000 Health Care Voters in the Granite State to make comprehensive health care reform a top priority for all candidates, especially presidential contenders. For the past several months, Health Care Voters have been attending virtually every presidential candidate event across the state in their signature purple “I’m a Health Care Voter” t-shirts, urging candidates of both parties to release comprehensive health care reform plans that ensure quality, affordable health care for every man, woman and child in America.

Note: Number of uninsured statistics from the Census Bureau.