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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 .

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.

Census: Number lacking health insurance drops 1 million  The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported today.

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 ...

Poverty rate holds steady in U.S.; number without health insurance declines  Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press August 26, 2008 - 2:05 p.m. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million in 2007.

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.

17 Percent In Oregon Lack Health Insurance  PORTLAND, Ore. -- New U.S. Census figures show an estimated 621,000 Oregonians, 17.3 percent of the population, without health insurance in 2006 and 2007, up from 15.9 percent from 2004-2005 based on two-year averages.

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.

Digital Insurance Ranks among Top Insurance Firms on Inc. 5,000 List for Second Year in a Row  Digital Insurance, Inc. www.digitalinsurance.com, the nation's fastest-growing employee benefits agency in the small group insurance market, today announced it ranks among the top insurance firms -- for the second year in a row -- on the Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. For 2008, Digital ranks 14 in the insurance category based on its 247.4 percent growth ...

Number of Ore. residents with no health insurance spikes  An estimated 621,000 Oregonians, or 17.3 percent of the population, were without health insurance in 2006 and 2007. The national average is 15.4 percent. The report also shows a poverty rate of 12.9 percent.

B.C. health official says mumps outbreak began with unimmunized religious group  AGASSIZ, B.C. CP — A British Columbia health official says a spreading mumps outbreak began with a Fraser Valley religious group that shuns immunization.

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

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.

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.