Benefits Think News You Can Use: Uninsured population drops, how to continue the trend

Published October 23, 2008 8:00 AM EDT 1 Min Read

Here´s a downward spiral we can all agree we´d like to continue: Census data reveal that the number of uninsured individuals in the United States fell by 1.5 million between 2006 and 2007, driven by growth in Medicare, Medicaid, military programs and Massachusetts health care reform. This report from the Kaiser Family Foundation points to lessons we can take from the decline and how to make it last.

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