Health insurance coverage dwindling
Friday, October 10th, 2008
By Staff
Those in Carolinas are losing employer-based insurance at faster rate than in most other states.
The Carolinas are losing employer-based health insurance at a faster rate than nearly any other state in the country, according to a study released Thursday.
Nationally, the health insurance that covers most Americans has declined for seven years in a row, according to the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that studies issues affecting working families.
About 63 percent of Americans under age 65 were covered by employer-based health insurance in 2007, the study found. In 2000, 68 percent were covered. (more…)
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