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County health district expands coverage for uninsured
By Stephanie Horvath
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 09, 2005

USA Today Examines High Rate of Medical Bankruptcy among the Insured
29 million Americans, most insured, have medical debt, and 1 million file for bankruptcy
Source(s): Julie Appleby, USA Today (Apr. 29)
News Digest, Cover the Uninsured Week May 1-8, 2005

Number of Uninsured May Be Overstated, Studies Suggest
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
April 26, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/

UNDERINSURED AND OVERLOOKED: THE GROWING PROBLEM OF INADEQUATE INSURANCE
Beyond the uninsured lie the underinsured, people who have coverage, just not enough to keep from getting soaked by medical bills.
By Joel B. Finkelstein, AMNews staff

April 4, 2005

Health Savings Accounts on the verge of taking off
By Timothy J. Gibbons
The Times-Union Jacksonville
January 10, 2005

Insurers put data on health savings accounts on Web
Sun-Sentinal
January 10, 2005

Report Examines Employers' Costs of Retiree Health Benefits
National Medical Association Launches New Institute

Many Companies Drop Retiree Health Coverage in 2004
More Plan To Do So in 2005, Survey Says

Hospital head warns of burden of uninsured
Statistics from a recent state study of insurance shows the counties Lee Memorial serves as having the second-highest rate of uninsured residents in the state
By JONATHAN FOERSTER
Naples Daily News
December 9, 2004

Minnesota's Health Care Gamble
By David S. Broder
Washington Post
Thursday, December 9, 2004; Page A33

Slowed Growth in Health Care Spending Seems Over; Rate Expected to Rise Again
Health insurance premiums and number of uninsured expected to climb
Source(s): Reed Abelson, The New York Times (Dec. 2); Vanessa Fuhrmans, Wall Street Journal (Dec. 2); Steve Quinn, The Dallas Morning News (Dec. 2)

Bush Administration May Eliminate Tax Break for Employer-Sponsored Coverage
Administration supports market-based remedies to curtail costs
Source(s): Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post (Dec. 3)

Republicans Look at Possible Medicaid Caps to Slow Spending
Governors and Democrats oppose caps
Source(s): Sarah Lueck, Wall Street Journal (Dec. 3); BNA (Dec. 7)

Most Health Care Experts Strongly Endorse Universal Coverage, but Disagree on Methods
Proposals range from single payer to mandated insurance
Source(s): Steve Lohr, The New York Times (Dec. 6)

Health Savings Accounts Off to a Slow Start
Analysts expect that employers will offer HSAs, but employees may hesitate to use them
Source(s): Milt Freudenheim, The New York Times (Dec. 6)

OPINION: Health Savings Accounts Bring Market Mentality to Health Care
Transparency in health costs is laudable, but knowledge can force difficult choices
Source(s): Charles Stein, The Boston Globe (Dec. 5)

OPINION: TennCare Collapse Prompts National Editorial Attention
Wall Street Journal approves of dismantling the program; Los Angeles Times columnist sees it as symptomatic of greater crisis
Source(s): Wall Street Journal (Dec. 6); Ronald Brownstein, The Los Angeles Times (Dec. 6)

Proposed Massachusetts Plan to Expand Coverage Could Be Template for Other States
Success would endorse Republican ideas of using incentives and free-market strategies
Source(s): Sara B. Miller, Christian Science Monitor (Nov. 30)

Rising Health Care Costs Slow Job Growth in Connecticut
82 percent of employers consider health costs when hiring
Source(s): Associated Press (Nov. 30)

Montgomery County to Fund Clinics to Cover 40,000 Uninsured
County officials note that the responsibility really lies with federal and state government
Source(s): Cameron W. Barr, The Washington Post (Dec. 2)

Wall Street Journal Poll Find Strong Support for Helping Uninsured
Respondents favor association health plans and health savings accounts
Source(s): Becky Bright, Wall Street Journal (Nov. 22)

Study shows increase in uninsured workers
About 20 percent of Florida's workers are without health insurance, compared to about 17 percent in 1999.
By ALISA ULFERTS, Times Staff Writer
Published November 18, 2004
http://www.sptimes.com/

Gap in health insurance widens
By Stephanie Horvath, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Published November 05, 2004
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/

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