It seems like the uninsured aren’t just folks who can’t afford health care. Many of the uninsured are folks who are willing to take the risk of being uninsured. And who’s most likely to take that risk? It seems that most of these folks are young adults.
The CommonWealth Fund just came out with a review of who makes up the uninsured. Interestingly, more than 13 million 19-29 year old young adults were uninsured in The US in 2005.
