The majority of the U.S. population is covered by employer health insurance plans.
*Military healthcare includes CHAMPUS (Comprehensive Health and Medical Plan for Uniformed Services)/ TRICARE and CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs), as well as care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the military.
Note: The estimates by type of coverage are not mutually exclusive; people can be covered by more than one type of health insurance during the year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2006) Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005
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