Report: 1 In 5 U.S. Workers Uninsured

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Report: 1 In 5 U.S. Workers Uninsured

More Going Without Health Coverage As Taxed Workers Feel Brunt Of Insurance Woes
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009

(AP) American workers - whose taxes pay for massive government health programs - are getting squeezed like no other group by the nation's health insurance woes.

While just about all retirees are covered, and nearly 90 percent of children have health insurance, workers now are at significantly higher risk of being uninsured than in the 1990s, the last time lawmakers attempted a health care overhaul, according to a study to be released Tuesday.

The study for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that nearly 1 in 5 workers is uninsured, a statistically significant increase from fewer than 1 in 7 during the mid-1990s.

Rest of story here:

Report: 1 In 5 U.S. Workers Uninsured - CBS News

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And these are "workers" -- what about those who are now unemployed?

Is national health insurance the answer?

Comments, thots, etc?

 

[flipx]

Yes, I know.

 

[Dana]

this is old news... u have to buy insurance at a lot of work places.

 

[Mrs Behavin]

I think it is really sad. Alot of the uninsured people that get sick, you know where they go? To the ER because alot of the Drs wont see you if you dont have insurance and either that or the Drs want a hefty payment for the dr visit.

 

[Accountable]

If insurance did not exist, providers would be forced to lower their prices and people would be- okay, might be - more cognizant of keeping ample savings for emergencies.

 

[Peter Parka]

Damn! Dont you guys have National Insurance compulsively??? :willy_nilly:

 

[Accountable]

no


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