I was at a town hall meeting yesterday. Congressman Lemar Smith - R. said that the number of truly uninsured is around 8 million. This was after you subtract those who qualify for their employer's plan and do not take, the illlegals, those who qualify for medicare and medicaid and have not enrolled.
We live in a community of 22,000 with about a large amount of retired folks.
It was interesting going to the meeting to see one in action. But then Congressman Smith is a Republican and the majority of those attending are Repiblican so the meeting was very civil.