Around 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage during the recession of 2007-2009, according to a study published by researchers at Cornell, Indiana and Carnegie Mellon universities.
The study found that around nine times as many Americans lost insurance coverage in this most recent recession than in the previous recession of 2001. The report also estimates that 4.2 million children under the age of 18 gained health insurance coverage during the recession.
The study found men were more likely than women to lose insurance coverage as a result of increases in the unemployment rate, which affected men more severely than women. Of the adults who lost coverage, around 7.1 million were men and 2.2 million were women.
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The study found that around nine times as many Americans lost insurance coverage in this most recent recession than in the previous recession of 2001. The report also estimates that 4.2 million children under the age of 18 gained health insurance coverage during the recession.
The study found men were more likely than women to lose insurance coverage as a result of increases in the unemployment rate, which affected men more severely than women. Of the adults who lost coverage, around 7.1 million were men and 2.2 million were women.
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