The U.S. Census Bureau recently released figures indicating that the number of uninsured individuals in America has risen over the past year. This issue is derived from the economic times our country is enduring, but regardless it is one that needs to be remedied as soon as possible.

According to the Census Bureau the number of uninsured individuals has grown 1.3% over the past year; namely, from 45.7 million people in 2007 to 46.3 million people in 2008. Not surprisingly, employment based, as wells as private insurance coverage dropped, while enrollment through government sponsored plans such as Medicare grew. America did however experience an increase in the number of insured children in the past year by nearly 10%. That is a drastic transformation, and on that should be congratulated.

The problem is that we need to see a growth in the number of people insured outside of just our children. It is a great piece of mind knowing that your kids our covered, but the question remains what would you do if something happened to you? Today there are hundreds of options available in the private sector of insurance that can provide your family with credible coverage, and protection from catastrophic events. At MyInsuranceExpert.com we’ll do the shopping for you. We have free licensed Advisors to walk you through the best policies, and help you find the plan with the right balance between cost and coverage.