Families USA released a research study called “The Clock Is Ticking: More Americans Losing Health Coverage”.  The report illustrates on a state-by-state basis how many people are projected to lose health coverage by the end of 2010.

Key findings of the report include that Nationally, more that 44,000 people are losing health coverage each week, nearly 200,000 each month, and about 2.3 Million each year.  These stats truly illustrate the urgency of enacting health care reform.  Every month we delay an additional 200,000 people go uninsured!

According to the Families USA Report, the five states with the most rapidly growing uninsured population (in sheer numbers) by the end of 2010 include:

1. California – 995,200 CA residents are projected to lose health insurance coverage by end of 2010
2. Texas – 866,580
3. Florida – 556,070
4. New York – 385,750
5. Illinois – 258,600

In all 6.9 Million Americans are projected to lose there health insurance coverage by 2010, without health care reform, whether it be the adoption of a public health plan, an individual health insurance mandate, or othe reform proposals.