Higher income and uninsured: common or rare?
Higher income and uninsured: common or rare?
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高收入和无保险：常见还是罕见？
作者：
H. Kuttner;Matthew S. Rutledge
马萨诸塞州计划惩罚那些没有医疗保险的人，目标是高收入人群。高收入的美国人在没有保险的人中所占的比例是很小还是很大？美国人口普查局报告说，2005年，三分之一没有医疗保险的美国人生活在收入超过5万美元的家庭。这些高收入的无保险人群中有许多人不符合搭便车者的特征，他们有钱但不愿意购买保险。大多数人的收入较低，但与他人住在一起;只有在一起，他们的收入才较高。对其他人来说，更高的收入或缺乏保险是暂时的。
Massachusetts plans to penalize those who do not have health insurance, targeting higher-income people. Are higher-income Americans a small or substantial share of the uninsured? The U.S. Census Bureau reports that one in three Americans without health insurance lived in a household with income greater than $50,000 in 2005. Many of these higher-income uninsured people do not fit the profile of free-riders who have the money but are unwilling to buy coverage. A majority have lower incomes but live with others; only together are they higher income. For others, higher income or lack of insurance is transient.