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Number of Uninsured Climbs By 8.6 Million Print
Written by Jeff Harrington   
Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:36

Those with jobs show a significant decline in 
health insurance coverage

 

A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows the decline in health insurance coverage continued unabated in 2006, driven primarily by the continued erosion in employer-provided health insurance. In 2006, 47 million Americans were uninsured, up nearly 8.6 million since 2000.

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Health Savings Accounts Won’t Work For Workers Print
Written by Jeff Harrington   
Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:26
America’s working families are facing a crisis in health care: Health care costs are rising three times the rate of inflation. As a result, employers are shifting more health care costs onto workers—or simply dropping health coverage all together. Already, 46 million Americans have no health insurance.
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