1. Texas Highlights of the New Health Insurance Coverage Data September 10, 2009

2. Working-Age Texans Are Most Likely to be Uninsured 19% uninsured 3% uninsured 32% uninsured Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

3. Texas Uninsured Rates by Household Income and Poverty Level, 2008 Texas average: 25.1% Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

4. Texas Uninsured Rates by Age and Ethnicity, 2008 Texas average: 25% Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

5. Texas Uninsured Rates by Citizenship Status, 2008 Texas average: 25.1% Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html 4.1 million people 352,000 people 1.6 million people (including legal immigrants)

6. Most Uninsured Texans are U.S. Citizens Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

7. Uninsured Problem Will Worsen Without Health Reform Projected Uninsured Rate (%), 2010 Source: Methodist Healthcare Ministries www.mhm.org/advocacy/pdf/UninsuredData ProjectionsJanuary2009.pdf Texas average: 25.5%

8. Percent of Uninsured Texans, 1987-2008 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CPS. 1999 and on reflect revised methodology. www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index.htmlwww.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index.html and www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index_old.html www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index_old.html Children Under 18 All Ages Under 65

9. 2 Out of 3 Uninsured Working-Age Texans Have a Job Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

10. Employer-Sponsored Coverage Declining in Texas and Nationwide, Even Before Recession U.S. Average Texas Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

11. Medicaid and CHIP Critical for Children’s Coverage Uninsured Employer-sponsored insurance Medicaid Medicare or Military CHIP Source: Census Bureau CPS Supplement, www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.htmlwww.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid and CHIP data. Note: CPS data exclude the small but growing number of children with private non-employer coverage.

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