Search Results: Uninsured

The Uninsured - Number of Uninsured Rose by 2.4M in 2002; 43.6M People in the United States Lack Health Coverage, Census Bureau Figures Say
The number of people in the United States without health insurance last year increased by 2.4 million, or 5.8%, to 43.6 million people since 2001, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports. The numbers are likely to add 'fuel to the growing debate about b
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2003-09-30

Coverage & Access - Percentage of Uninsured Children Decreased While Percentage of Uninsured Adults Increased Since 1997, CDC Says
The percentage of uninsured children decreased to the lowest recorded level ever in 2003, but the overall percentage of uninsured working-age adults increased slightly, according to an annual survey released Wednesday by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (Yee
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2004-07-01

The Uninsured - Three-Quarters of California Legislative Districts Have Uninsured Rates Exceeding National Average, Report Says
Three-quarters of California's legislative districts have higher uninsured rates among people under age 64 than the national average of 17%, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The report, the first in California to examine rates of uninsurance for 2000 according to the
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2001-05-23

The Uninsured - Conference Addresses Several Proposals to Cover the Uninsured
Health advocates and professionals on Dec. 11 discussed the benefits and limitations of expanding public programs, broadening employer-sponsored insurance coverage and introducing tax credits as a means to reduce the number of uninsured in America, expressing optimism that such measures could be helpful but
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2000-12-12

The Uninsured - Georgia Hospitals Warn of Need for More Funding to Treat Uninsured
Georgia hospital officials are warning that the cost of treating the state's uninsured residents has reached 'crisis level,' predicting that more hospitals will 'shut their doors' unless the Georgia General Assembly provides additional funding, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. To address the problem,
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2000-12-19

The Uninsured - More Than One-Fourth of Uninsured Adults with Chronic Conditions Do Not Receive 'Needed' Medical Care, Study Finds
More than 25% of uninsured adults between the ages of 18 and 64 with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression reported that they had not obtained 'needed' medical care at least once in the previous year, compared with less than 10% of the privately insured with chronic conditions, ac
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2002-02-22

The Uninsured - Coalition of Diverse Groups Launches Ad Campaign on Working Uninsured
'America can do better' for the uninsured, according to an advertising campaign spearheaded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and co-sponsored by several other advocacy groups. The ads, which have run since March 5 in several publications, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, Roll Call and
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2001-04-18

The Uninsured - Number of Uninsured in Georgia Expected To Rise, Despite Recent Coverage Expansions
Despite efforts by Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes (D), state health officials and lawmakers to expand health coverage to the state's uninsured, officials say the number of residents without health insurance 'is about to go up,' the Florida Times-Union reports. State officials' recent moves to increase employer-spon
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2001-12-04

The Uninsured - Health Care Experts Debate Divergent Plans to Cover the Uninsured
With the nation's uninsured emerging as a 'top domestic challenge' for President-elect Bush and the new Congress, four leading health care experts discussed the issue during a Jan. 8 press briefing sponsored by Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Discussing thoughts from their papers pub
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2001-01-09

The Uninsured - Cincinnati's Health Care System Buckling Under Weight of Uninsured
The growing uninsured population in the Greater Cincinnati region has created a 'critical' situation in which community clinics and hospitals that serve people without coverage are 'being pushed to the edge of ruin,' the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. In 1999, area hospitals spent $120 million on unrei
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2001-04-25