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Inaccurate Numbers Distort Health Debate
September 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Columbia Tribune
Editor, the Tribune: In response to the Aug. 25 Trib Talk entry that begins, “I’ve been trying to get the answer to two questions on health care,” the oft-quoted statistic of 47 million uninsured is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by June O’Neill, who served… -
False Argument
September 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Times Herald
A recent letter to the Times-Herald (“Health care opponents have no real argument,” Frank Pasley, Aug. 30) cites a figure of 47 million uninsured Americans. This oft-quoted statistic is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by Dr. June O’Neill, who served as Director of the Congressional… -
Accurate Information Yields Informed Decisions
September 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Delaware Daily Times
RE: “America needs health care and insurance reform,” Aug. 28 In his letter to the editor, Ira Epstein cites a figure of 47 million uninsured Americans. This oft-quoted statistic is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by June O’Neill, who served as director of the Congressional… -
Not So Many Uninsured
September 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Philadelphia Bulletin
In the Aug. 25 article “Compromise On Obamacare Public Option Unlikely,” you cite a figure of 46 million uninsured Americans. This oft-quoted statistic is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by Dr. June O’Neill, who served as Director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1995-1999, shows… -
46 Million Uninsured Is An Overestimate
September 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Hutchinson Leader
From Kristen Lopez Eastlick Senior economic analyst, Employment Policies Institute, Washington, D.C. To elaborate on the August 25th letter “More details about those uninsured Americans,” the oft-quoted statistic of 46 million uninsured is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by Dr. June O’Neill, who served as… -
Let’s Learn More About The Uninsured
August 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Daily Herald
In the Aug. 22 letter “doubting Thomas’ views of health reform,” Charles Tyler cites a figure of 47 million uninsured Americans. This oft-quoted statistic is actually a gross overestimation of the problem, as recent research suggests the number of Americans who cannot currently afford health insurance is much lower. A new study by Dr. June O’Neill, who served as Director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1995-1999,…