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Coverage & Access - ABC News Examines Health, Cost Implications of Uninsured Children in First of Three-Part Series
ABC's 'World News' on Sunday examined the issue of uninsured children, focusing on families that cannot afford private health insurance but have annual incomes that are too high to qualify for Medicaid. About nine million U.S. children do not have health insurance, which can contribute to delayed medical car
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2007-06-04

Coverage & Access - Millions of U.S. Residents With Chronic Diseases Do Not Receive Adequate Treatment Because They Are Uninsured, Study Finds
Millions of U.S. residents who have chronic conditions are not receiving appropriate care because they are uninsured, according to a study published on Tuesday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the New York Times reports. For the study, lead author Andrew Wilper of the University of Washington-Seat
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2008-08-05

Prescription Drugs - New Jersey, West Virginia Announce Programs That Will Help Uninsured State Residents Obtain Prescription Drugs
Summaries of news about recently announced prescription drug programs for uninsured residents of New Jersey and West Virginia appear below:New Jersey: The Medical Society of New Jersey on Monday announced a partnership with managed care insurer QualCare that will provide prescription drug discount cards to u
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2008-04-01

State Watch - Tennessee Announces Details of CoverKids, CoverRX Programs For Uninsured, Underinsured
Tennessee officials recently announced the details of the CoverKids and CoverRX state-sponsored health coverage programs for the uninsured and underinsured, the Tennessean reports. Both programs, which will begin in January 2007, are part of Gov. Phil Bredesen's (D) four-part coverage initiative, called Cove
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2006-09-19

Presidential Candidate Sen. Obama Proposes Plan to Cover Uninsured, Improve Premium Affordability
Presidential candidate and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa, announced a proposal that would expand health insurance to almost all U.S. residents and reduce premium costs, the New York Times reports (Toner/Healy, New York Times, 5/30). The proposal would require health insurance for c
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2007-05-30

Coverage & Access - Uninsured Children Admitted to Hospitals Are Twice as Likely To Die as Insured Children, According to Families USA Study
Children who lack health insurance are twice as likely to die from their injuries after being hospitalized as children who are insured, according to a new report released by Families USA, USA Today reports. For the report, researchers led by J. Mick Tilford of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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2007-03-02

Coverage & Access - New Orleans-Area Costs for Uninsured Would Triple Under Reform Proposal, LSU Official Says
A plan under review by HHS that would restructure the New Orleans-area health care system for uninsured residents would cost $360 million annually more than what the state spends on health care, according to Louisiana State University Charity Hospital System CEO Don Smithburg, the Baton Rouge Advocate report
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2006-10-30

State Watch - Connecticut Requests Proposals for Plan To Cover Uninsured Residents
The Connecticut Department of Social Services on Thursday released a request for proposals by health insurers to administer the Charter Oak Health Plan, which is designed to provide affordable health coverage for uninsured residents who do not have employer-sponsored coverage or qualify for other government-
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2008-01-07

State Watch - New Orleans-Area Plan for Uninsured Would Eventually Cost $500M Annually
A plan to restructure the New Orleans-area health care system for uninsured residents would cost more than $500 million annually once it is fully implemented -- 43% higher than Louisiana planners estimated last month, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports (Moller, New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/3). The Loui
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2006-11-06

Coverage & Access - Diverse Coalition Proposes Providing Health Care Coverage to Uninsured U.S. Residents Through Tax Credits, Expansion of Existing Federal Programs
A broad coalition of 16 organizations 'laid out a major proposal on Thursday to provide health coverage to more than half of the nation's 47 million uninsured,' the New York Times reports. The plan, developed over more than two years, initially calls for increased funding for an expansion of SCHIP programs a
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2007-01-19