Washington, D.C.—The campaign to expand healthcare coverage to all Americans took a big hit this summer. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that the population without healthcare coverage grew by more than 1 million people in 2005 compared with the previous year. Even though more individuals actually had insurance coverage in 2005 (247.3 million, up from 245.9 million in 2004), the percentage of uninsured rose from 15.6% in 2003 to 2004 to the current 15.9%.
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