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Record highs: Americans without health insurance

Case Management Weekly, September 4, 2007

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The U.S. Census Bureau revealed alarming statistics last week involving the record number of Americans who lack health insurance, specifically lower income workers and children. In fact, from 2005 to 2006 the number of people without health insurance increased by 2.2 million: designating it as the second year of increase despite nationwide low unemployment rates and a stable economy.

According to Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund - a non-profit foundation focused on promoting quality healthcare for low income, minority, and uninsured populations - the startling jump in numbers reflects the increasing strain on middle-class families in addition to families with low incomes, which results in the high number of uninsured children. Furthermore, the American Medical Association (AMA), the largest medical group in the U.S., issued a statement demanding legislative action due to the new numbers. The AMA recently launched a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign called "Voice For The Uninsured."

Source: HealthDay

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