MSNBC: Many middle-income Americans lack insurance

Many middle-income Americans lack insurance
Study: 40 percent without coverage in 2005, up from 28 percent in 2001

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 11:00 a.m. ET April 26, 2006

WASHINGTON - The percentage of working-age Americans with moderate to middle incomes who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year rose to 41 percent in 2005, a dramatic increase from the 28 percent in 2001 without coverage, a study released on Wednesday found.