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Nation's Poverty Rate Holds Steady as More Get Health Insurance  The nation's poverty rate held steady as median household income edged upward and the number of Americans without health insurance decreased by more than 1 million people last year, according to annual census data released today .

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.

Health Insurance Rates Rise, Poverty Largely Unchanged in 2007  The number of people without health insurance in the United States fell last year for the first time since the beginning of the Bush administration, according to a report released by the Census Bureau Tuesday on poverty, income and health insurance.

Judge blocks RI gov in health insurance dispute  Gov. Don Carcieri cannot unilaterally raise health insurance costs for unionized state workers as part of his effort to close a massive budget deficit, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Health experts say insurance the wrong focus   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. 1 priority.

Fewer Americans without health insurance; real income gains  WASHINGTON MarketWatch -- Fewer Americans went without health insurance in 2007 than in the prior year, while there was a gain in median household income adjusted for inflation, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The number of people without health insurance fell to 45.7 million in 2007 from 47 million in 2006, the government said in its annual snapshot. Median household income adjusted for ...

Changes to California health insurance programs might result in loss of coverage for thousands of children  Efforts by California to expand health insurance to all children have "stalled," and "thousands of kids are in danger of losing insurance" as a result of recent changes to state programs, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Western Marine Insurance Services Hires Olmstead as VP of Programs Underwriting  Stockton, Calif.-based Western Marine Insurance Services appointed Scott Olmstead vice president of programs underwriting of the Aquapac Plus recreation marine package programs. He will be responsible

Income and health insurance data included in annual economic snapshot due out Tuesday  WASHINGTON - The Census Bureau on Tuesday reports new numbers on poverty, income and health insurance — an annual snapshot of the economic well-being of American households.

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. Officials say it's the first annual decline since President George W. Bush took office in 2001.

Fewer Americans Without Health Insurance; Real Income Gains  Fewer Americans Without Health Insurance; Real Income Gains

Government Health Programs Lowered U.S. Uninsured (Update3)  Aug. 26 -- The percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped last year for the first time since 2004, as government programs helped offset a decline in coverage supplied through employers.

Board seeks health insurance bids  MT. VERNON — As a result of skyrocketing insurance premiums, the Jefferson County Board is seeking bids from health insurance companies.

Georgians economic health steady, not great  The percentage of people without health insurance in Georgia stayed the same in the last year, according to new census numbers. The state's poverty level didn't budge either.

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 ...