Stories Related to Number Of Uninsured U.s. Adults Hits Record High

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Wed, 11/10/2010 - 2:04pm

Nearly 50 million Americans have gone without health insurance for at least part of the past year up from 46 million people in 2008, federal ...

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GOP boycotts health care advisory board
House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
US medicine spending shows rare dip
Total U.S. spending on prescription medicines declined last year, a first in more than half a century. The dip was 1 percent, to $325.8 billion — a 3.5 percent drop after accounting for population growth and economic expansion, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. More
Study Finds Expanded Medicaid Increases Health Care Use
Come January, millions of low-income adults will gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid in one of the farthest-reaching provisions of the Obama health care law. More
Where the Budget Cut Pain Is Really Being Felt
"It's in areas like health care, education and job training," Packer said. "Programs are closing or are being cut, layoffs are happening. It's not just waiting in line a bit longer at the airport." More
Governments may push workers to health exchange
In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama's health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C. More

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Latinos are more than twice as likely to be uninsured as non-Hispanic Whites, report says
Even though the rate among Latinos is declining, the gap with non-Hispanic whites is widening, according to the study.
06/13/2024 - 9:00 pm | View Link
Minority groups’ uninsured rates plummeted under Affordable Care Act: Research
Uninsured rates among minority groups in the U.S. plunged between 2010 and 2022 ... helping us continue to reach record enrollment in underserved communities,” Becerra’s statement said. The reports ...
06/7/2024 - 4:32 am | View Link
Minority Groups’ Uninsured Rate Has Plunged in Recent Years, Reports Find
The percentages of Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native Americans without insurance have all fallen, often by around half, since the Affordable Care Act took effect, easing disparities in coverage.
06/6/2024 - 10:05 pm | View Link
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