More Moderate-Income Workers Uninsured: Study

Gaps in health insurance coverage are increasingly found among families above the poverty level, a new study concludes.

While lack of health insurance continues to be highest among families with incomes under $20,000, uninsured rates for moderate- and middle-income earners and their families are rising, according to findings from the Biennial Health Insurance Survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, Washington.

The study found 41% of working-age Americans with incomes between $20,000 and $40,000 a year were uninsured for at least part of the past year, up from 28% in 2001.

Among adults with incomes under $20,000, 53% were uninsured for at least part of the past year.