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August 31, 2006

Employers Cut Back on Health Insurance

The number of Americans without health insurance has increased by more than a million people since last year. One reason for the increase: the percentage of American's who get their health insurance from an employer keeps going

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Posted by Joe at 12:46 PM

August 30, 2006

More in U.S. lack health insurance / Employers, workers feel financial pinch, U.S. census reports

A record 46.6 million Americans had no health insurance in 2005 and fewer people received coverage through their employers, according to U.S. census figures released Tuesday. Nearly 1 in 6 Americans, or 15.9 percent of the country, was uninsured for...

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Posted by Richard at 05:56 PM

Number without health insurance grows in U.S.

One of the nation's most vexing public-health problems deepened last year as the number of Americans without health insurance jumped by 1.3 million to 46.6 million, the Census Bureau reported

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Posted by Peter at 02:43 PM

Number of Idahoans with health insurance drops

WASHINGTON The number of Idahoans without health insurance grew from 199,000 in 2000 to 222,000 last year, an increase of 11.6 percent. Nationwide, Democrats also noted that the number of people without health insurance climbed for the sixth straight year, reaching 46.6 million people in

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Posted by John at 01:53 PM

Arizonans lacking health insurance worsen to 1 in 5

Arizonans are hurting for health insurance, census figures showed Tuesday. More than 1.2 million people, or 1 in 5 residents, had no health-care insurance last year, a level not seen since 1999, the Census Bureau

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Posted by Ryan at 10:31 AM

More than 46 million Americans lack health insurance: Census

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Even though the number of Americans living in poverty leveled off last year, the number of those without health insurance rose to more than 46 million in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

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Posted by Murray at 09:13 AM

August 29, 2006

Americans Without Health Benefits May Have Set Record in 2005

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans without health insurance probably rose to a record in 2005 as medical costs increased three times as fast as wages, according to forecasts for a Census Bureau report

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Posted by Doug at 05:53 PM

New BGSU requirement: health insurance

Bowling Green State University is the latest school to tell students that a health insurance policy is part of their education. Starting this year, students are required to carry health insurance -- either their own or a university

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Posted by Gary at 05:52 PM