Census: 45.7 million uninsured Americans in 2007

WASHINGTON--The number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million to 45.7 million in 2007, the New York Times said the Census Bureau reported August 26.

This was a shift as that number had been climbing for the past six years. Health officials said the turn is the result of a growth government-sponsored health insurance programs and the decline in the use of private insurers.

However, experts cautioned that the report may be misleading as it failed to take into account the economic downtown that began last year, thus presenting the number of insured in an unrealistically positive light. (FOR THE COMPLETE STORY CLICK HERE)