http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The number of underinsured adults -- those with health insurance all year, but also with very high medical expenses relative to their incomes -- rose by 80 percent between 2003-2010, from 16 million to 29 million, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study published in the September issue of Health Affairs. Nearly half (44%) of U.S. adults -- 81 million people -- were either underinsured or uninsured in 2010, up from 75 million in 2007 and 61 million in 2003. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-underinsured-percent-.html Health Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:14:01 EST news234677622