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February 12, 2009

Millions Lose Jobs – And Health Insurance »

Losing your job can often mean losing your health insurance. This is especially true for the millions of workers who lost their jobs in recent months. A new report from Families USA, a nonprofit healthcare consumers group, estimates that only one out of five unemployed workers, who now have low or moderate incomes, have private or military health coverage. According to the report only one fourth of middle-class and lower-income workers with annual incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level ($44,100 in annual income for a family of four) are receiving health coverage through public safety net programs such as MedicAid. These workers represent half of unemployed workers under the age of 65 and are the most economically vulnerable and have the highest risk of being uninsured.

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Posted by Steven / February 12, 2009 12:40 am / Permalink / Comments (2) / Trackbacks (0)