Fewer getting insurance through jobs

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The percentage of people who get health insurance through employers fell sharply from 2001 to 2003, resulting in 9 million fewer people with employer coverage after accounting for population growth, researchers said Tuesday.


Unemployment and the rising cost of insurance were blamed for the falloff, which saw the percentage of people under 65 who get health insurance through employers go from 67% in 2001 to 63% in 2003. Employer coverage is the main way Americans get insurance.


During the same years, enrollment in government health programs such as Medicaid grew, preventing a significant increase in the uninsured, according to the study by the non-partisan Center for Studying Health System Change in Washington.

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1. Kick

[southernleftylady]

2. oh its not the companies job to give you insurance..

ive heard this before.. sad isnt it?.. thanks for the post