Monday, April 17, 2006

 

Pain Of Uninsurance Rising In Middle-, Higher Income-Americans

The number of uninsured Americans rose by 6 million between 2000 and 2004, primarily because of a drop in employer coverage. While about two-thirds of the increase was among people below 200% of poverty, the remaining one-third was among those above 200% of poverty, meaning the lack of health insurance clearly is beginning to affect middle- and higher-income Americans, according to a study by the Urban Institute’s John Holahan and Allison Cook reported in a Health Affairs web exclusive.

Pain Of Uninsurance Rising In Middle-, Higher Income-Americans
Source: Insurance News Net

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