Ilana DeBare: Health care plan means only 1% tax for small business
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Mayor Adrian Fenty seems much more interested in expanding health coverage and improving health care than his predecessor was. (article 1)
Key elements include a mandate that everyone carry insurance and $21 million in new taxes to help subsidize the purchase of insurance by those who need assistance. (article 1)
The report, from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, said that in Massachusetts, 72 percent of employers offer health insurance to their workers, higher than the national rate of 60 percent. (article 7)
There were 13.7 million Americans aged 19 to 29 without health insurance in 2006, up from 13.3 million in 2005, according to the latest federal data, the report said. (article 4)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of uninsured U.S. young adults, who already represent a major chunk of the American population without health coverage, rose again in 2006, according to a study released on Friday. (article 3)
Men and women in this age group accounted for 17 percent of the under-65 U.S. population, but made up almost 30 percent of the uninsured, according to the report. (article 3)
" There has been a steady upward climb in the number of young adults without health insurance coverage Sara Collins said in a telephone interview. (article 3)
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Story keywords
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Insurance, health, coverage, Uninsured, Care |
Source articles
- Robert E. Moffit (Washington Post, 06/01/2008, 788 words)
- My mother was right about health care (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 854 words)
- ABC News: Young and Uninsured? Join the Crowd (ABCNews, 05/30/2008, 349 words)
- More Young People Going Without Health Insurance (Washington Post, 05/30/2008, 559 words)
- Ilana DeBare: Health care plan means only 1% tax for small business (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 778 words)
- Where Do They Stand? (Washington Post, 05/30/2008, 684 words)
- Workers for large employers got $637m in state-supported health care (boston.com, 05/31/2008, 616 words)
- Boston Medical News (boston.com, 05/30/2008, 203 words)
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