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Number of employer, private plans decreases; government plans grow

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:37:08 +0000

The percentage of people without health insurance last year was not statistically different from 2009, although the number of people enrolled in employer-sponsored plans and private health insurance decreased, a government agency says.

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Rise in uninsured confirms insurance market is ‘notoriously unstable’

Bob Graham — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:39:14 +0000

The number of people in the U.S. possessing health insurance fell by 1.5 million between 2008 and 2009, leaving a record 50.7 million people were without coverage last year, according to new U.S. Census Bureau numbers.

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Fewer in middle class obtain, eligible for employer’s health insurance

Bob Graham — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:44:29 +0000

America’s middle class suffered big losses in health insurance coverage between 2000 and 2008, with coverage to 3 million people in the group disappearing, a new report indicates.

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Health care reform would aid 1 million Md. families, House report says

Tiffany March — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:31:52 +0000

As many as 261,000 uninsured Marylanders could receive health care coverage and approximately 1 million families and 122,100 small businesses could receive tax credits to offset health care costs, under the current health care reform plan, according to a new congressional study.

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UnitedHealthcare partners with self-employment group to offer coverage

IFAwebnews Staff — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:36:15 +0000

UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Co. has teamed with the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) to offer personal health insurance choices to its membership of entrepreneurs, micro-business owners and other self-employed businesspeople.

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Corzine credits state initiatives for 11% drop in N.J.’s uninsured

Keith L. Martin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:55:17 +0000

Citing aggressive initiatives to enroll those without health insurance in New Jersey, Gov. Jon Corzine said the state is “setting the national standard” to ensure affordable health care for residents.

Corzine credits state initiatives for 11% drop in N.J.’s uninsured via IFAwebnews.

Number of uninsured grew by 600,000 last year, Census Bureau says

Bob Graham — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:25:19 +0000

The number of people lacking any health insurance appears to have risen by 600,000 between 2007 and 2008, adding new ammunition in the ongoing debate over national health care reform.

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Employer-based health coverage dropping in New York, report says

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:50:10 +0000

A new report indicates that the rate of working-age adults in New York who have health coverage from their employer is decreasing while those receiving government assistance for coverage or ... Read →

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Over last two years, 86.7 million were uninsured, new report says

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:32:28 +0000

A new report indicated that about 86.7 million Americans, which equates to one out of three people under the age of 65 years old, were without health insurance at some ... Read →

Over last two years, 86.7 million were uninsured, new report says via IFAwebnews.