47 mln Americans lack health insurance: report (up 8.6% from 2000)

[rodeodance]

Source: reuters

47 mln Americans lack health insurance: report

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans lacking health insurance rose by nearly 8.6 million to 47 million from 2000 to 2006, with children and workers from every income level losing coverage, a new report said on Thursday.

The increase was "driven primarily by the continued erosion in employer-provided health insurance," said the report by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute.

In 2006, 2.3 million fewer Americans received health benefits from their employers than in 2000, the report said, noting the decline does not take the population increase into account.

Nearly 60 percent of the nation's children are covered by the insurance provided by their parents' employers, but 3.4 million fewer children had benefits in 2006 compared with 2000.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071101/us_nm/healthcare_states_dc;_ylt=AidQIUfyNJ4lZdAn_H1UbNCs0NUE

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. So nice to know am in the company of such a large group!

:(

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Union-busting. nt

[USA_1]

3. I'm In That Category

So far, none of the right wingers who insist that universal medical insurance is unnecessary have been able to convince me that their view is the better choice for me or anyone in my situation.

[lovuian]

4. this will complete collapse the Healthcare Industry when

the recession comes when majority of America has no health insurance and the rest are on Medicare and Medicaid and the little left have crappy insurance

I see people who are out of work going to demand action its coming and they know it