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Study: 86.7 million Americans uninsured over last two years
Study: 86.7 million Americans uninsured over last two years
With respect to health care reform, "the cost of doing nothing is too high," says Families USA.
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One out of three working Americans uninsured
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — It's even worse than previously expected. The proponents of the status quo are already dismissing the benefits of computerized records which of course they dislike because the US is one of the most backwards in the industrialized world in this. Sorry doc but scribbled notes and computer illiteracy is not going to bring benefits to patients. Been there, done that. The status quo is also going to make a fuss about insurance companies but the last time I checked, insurance companies in France are doing just fine. France has basic national health care plus ...

86.7
The Reaction — ... That's the number, in millions, of Americans who went without health insurance at one point in the last two years. Is any wonder that 72% of the American people ...

Fox News Host And Guest Horrified Over Wal-Mart’s Promise To Provide All Employees With Health Insurance
News Hounds — ... Comment: It’s also quite a “hidden tax” on the middle class if they can’t get decent health insurance. But Glick and Smith seemed far more interested in fear mongering about Obama’s plan than in offering any solutions for the more than 45 million or more Americans who, unlike themselves, are uninsured. ...

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