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More middle-income workers lack health insurance (Contra Costa Times)The percentage of working-age Americans with moderate to middle incomes who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year rose to 41 percent in 2005, a dramatic increase from the 28 percent in 2001 without coverage, a study released today found.

State to hold public meetings on health insurance shortages (KTVA)The state Department of Health and Social Services will host two forums on the uninsured population. The public is invited to give input on health insurance problems to the state planning grant staff on Monday, May first in Anchorage.

NFIB Stands to Make $100 Million a Year From Enzi Junk Health Insurance Bill (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) Business associations would make hundreds of millions of dollars from selling insurance if S. 1955 (Enzi - Wyo.) is approved to dismantle state oversight of health insurance and eliminate hard- won HMO patients' rights, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Small Businesses Need Access to Affordable Health Insurance (Real Estate News)RISMEDIA, May 1, 2006?The current health insurance system is not working for Realtors® or other self-employed individuals or small business owners, testified Ed Lawler, a Realtor with RE/MAX Alliance in Fort Collins, Colo., representing the National Association of Realtors before a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Subcommittee of the

Loss of Competition Is Seen in Health Insurance Industry (New York Times)A handful of companies account for a growing share of the health insurance policies sold to small businesses, leaving consumers with higher costs.

Locally, 79,000 without health insurance; (Syracuse.com)Larry Duncan needs insulin and lots of medications for his diabetes and heart disease, but has no health insurance to pay for it. The 54-year-old disabled Syracuse man has thousands of dollars in judgments against him for medical bills he can't pay.

Number Of People With Low To Moderate Incomes Lacking Health Insurance Rose In 2005, Study Says (Medical News Today)The percentage of moderate-income U.S. adults who do not have health insurance during any part of the year increased to 41% in 2005, up from 28% in 2001, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund released on Wednesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Agovino, AP/Houston Chronicle, 4/25). For the study, researchers surveyed 4,350 adults, focusing on those ages 19 to 64, using 25-minute

More people lacking health insurance (Summit Daily News)NEW YORK - The percentage of working-age Americans with moderate to middle incomes who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year rose to 41 percent in 2005, a dramatic increase from the 28 percent in 2001 without coverage, a study released on Wednesday found.

Bahrain: Health insurance for expats from 2008 (Zawya)30 April 2006 Nearly 500,000 expatriates in Bahrain are to go under compulsory health insurance cover from January 2008, the Minister of Health said yesterday.

Health insurance reprieve granted for children (ABC 13 Texas)State officials say that a new system for Texas' low cost-insurance program for the working poor is unfairly denying health insurance to eligible children, so they will grant a reprieve to 28,000 children who would have lost coverage in May.