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Health insurance gains, losses balance out  U.S. census figures released Tuesday show the number of people without health insurance decreased for the first time since 2001, but that drop was offset by a similar-size increase among those who rely on government health programs. The number of uninsured...

45.7 Million in U.S. Lack Health Insurance  45.7 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2007 -- but thanks to Medicaid and SCHIP, 1.3 million fewer were uninsured than in 2006.

Census: Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance  The total number of Americans who don't have health insurance has dropped slightly for the first time in seven years, the U.S. Census Bureau has said. Those figures can be attributed, in part, to an expansion of federally subsidized insurance for children.

Economic Report: Fewer go without health insurance as incomes gain, data show  Even as the number of Americans living in poverty rose last year, fewer Americans overall went without health insurance and there was an increase in the median household income adjusted for inflation, the Census Bureau reports.

Number of Americans without health insurance drops, poverty rate holds steady  WASHINGTON _ The number of people without health insurance fell by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Incomes edged up for the middle class while poverty held steady.

Poverty rate holds steady in U.S.; number without health insurance declines  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million in 2007.

Statement by John McCain on the Census Bureau Poverty and Health Insurance Report  "Today's announcement reminds us that Americans are suffering in a struggling economy. Too many of our neighbors are living in poverty, too many can't find a job, and too many are living without health insurance.

Study: 17% of Nevadans have no health insurance  RENO, Nev. - A new study shows 17% of Nevadans have no health insurance. That's a total of about 441,000 people. The report by the U.S. Census Bureau says about 45 million Americans, or about 15%, have no health insurance.

More than 45 M Americans without health insurance  The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million in 2007. Officials say it's the first annual decline since President George W. Bush took office in 2001.

Experts: Insurance won't solve health care problems  With national heath care reform high on the list of priorities for Democrats this election year, several leading health experts suggested Monday that insurance should not be the No.

Health insurance causes flap on Cowan school board  COWAN -- New Cowan Community School Board member Steve Westfall has lost his campaign to end taxpayer-funded health insurance for school board members.

Study: 17-Percent of Nevadans Have No Health Insurance  A new study shows 17-percent of Nevadans have no health insurance. That's a total of about 441,000 people.

Responsible lifestyles best way to cope with health insurance crisis  Without a doubt, there is a health-care crisis in our country today. There are more people without health insurance than at any point since World War II. An estimated one in seven Americans do not have health coverage.

Thousands of California children in danger of losing health insurance  Thousands of Californian children are in danger of losing health insurance, indicating the failure of the state's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many and a new insurance policy is also expected to cut enrollees, the paper ...

More people getting government health coverage  In two unexpected developments, the number of people without health insurance has dropped for the first time in seven years. The reason: More people are getting government coverage, despite the Bush administration trying to curtail certain government programs.

1000s Of Children May Lose State Health Insurance  One of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest accomplishments, a health insurance safety net for California's children, is in danger of throwing thousands of kids into emergency rooms for their primary medical care, it was reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Times has analyzed the state's Healthy Families program, and found that 25 percent of California children have no health insurance, a percentage ...

Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care  Americans without health insurance will spend $30 billion out of pocket on medical care this year, according to a new report by George Mason University and the Urban Institute.