About 46 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2007 . and that was it , '' she says . The number of uninsured Americans has been declining since 2007, but it remains higher than before President Barack Obama took office. COBRA was passed in 1985 to allow laid-off workers to keep health insurance .
About 46 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2007 . The number of uninsured Americans has been declining since 2007, but it remains higher than before President Barack Obama took office. COBRA was passed in 1985 to allow laid-off workers to keep health insurance .