$500 Billion – the amount employers spend each year providing health benefits to more than 130 million Americans.
95.6% - thepercentage of workers with health insurance at companies with more than 50 employees.
46 million – the number of people in the United States who are uninsured.
34 million – the number of uninsured who are either non-citizens, can afford to purchase health insurance but choose not to, or are eligible but not signed up to participate in existing federal or state health care programs.
$2.4 Trillion – the amount Americans spend annually on health care representing one-sixth of the U.S. economy.
1,961 – the number of state-mandated benefits that insurance companies are required to offer in their health care plans, further adding to the cost of small group health insurance.
$500 Billion – the estimated amount of savings produced over a decade from medical liability reform and the elimination of defensive medicine.
83% - the percentage of voters who Congress to include medical liability reform as part of any health care reform package.
12 Million – the number of uninsured people who potentially would be insured if they were allowed to purchase health insurance across state lines.
$1.042 Trillion – the estimated cost of the current health care reform bill over 10 years, paid for by an employer payroll tax and a surtax on the most successful individuals, small business owners, operators and investors.
(Source: US Chamber of Commerce Magazine – Dec, 2009) |
