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Aggregation of insurance and personal finance news from around the web. Primary focus on auto insurance and health insurance, but periodic articles on other types of insurance as well as lending news etc.
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The Underinsured
From Business WeekThe number of American adults who had inadequate health insurance coverage rose 60% from 2003 to 2007, from 16 million to more than 25 million people. Hardest hit were families with middle and higher incomes, those whose income was...
Health Insurance
Families USA recently released a report from all 50 states on the number of uninsured and the estimated number of deaths directly related to lack of health insurance.The report found that uninsured adults are 25% more likely to die prematurely than a...
The Uninsured
About 90 million Americans (not including the elderly) were at some point uninsured during 2006-2007, as detailed in a FamiliesUSA report.The majority of the uninsured did not have health insurance coverage for extensive periods. Almost two-thirds of...
Rural America Hurt by Health Insurance Pinch
Even if a farmer or rancher has a thriving business and has health insurance coverage, he or she may have a tough time paying for doctor visits or hospital stays.This was documented in a report issued by the Access Project, an affiliate of the Schnei...
Universal Health Insurance
Despite the chorus of pleas for redesign of America's medical insurance system as the 2008 presidential race heats up, a makeover seems less likely than a series of small reforms to fill in gaps in health coverage.The calls for a far-reaching redesig...
