In 2007, women made up 21 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS in North America and 59 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Aug. 11-Aug. 17
This week, readers sent us comments on Canadian health care (again), Obama’s thoughts on a single-payer system and AARP’s support of a health care overhaul.
In the FactCheck Mailbag we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
August 19, 2009
In 2007, 31.1 percent of national health care expenditures was for hospital care; 21.4 percent went to physician/clinical services.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
August 18, 2009
Sixty-one percent of the non-elderly population in the U.S. – or 159 million people – have health insurance provided by their employers.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
August 17, 2009
U.S. national health expenditures per capita are projected to be $13,100 in 2018. They were $2,814 per capita in 1990.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation/CMS
August 16, 2009
The 2008 monthly average enrollment in Medicare consisted of 37.5 million elderly and 7.3 million disabled persons.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
August 15, 2009
Medicare’s average monthly enrollment in 2008 was 44.8 million people.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
August 14, 2009
In 2008, 6.5 percent of the U.S. population failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the year.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 13, 2009
For 2009, there are a reported 1,544 pharmaceutical and health products company lobbyists.
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
August 12, 2009
The Federal Employee Health Benefits program, which contracts with 111 health plans and offers 269 health plan options, covers approximately 8 million federal employees, retirees and their dependents.
Source: Office of Personnel Management