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Article: White House Releases New Hampshire Data On Universal Coverage
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 8, 1994
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is data on
Universal Coverage and New Hampshire released by the White House.
Why New Hampshire Needs Universal Coverage:
Under the current system...
* 8,000 people in New Hampshire lose their insurance each month.
{Lewin-VHI estimates, 1993. Families USA, "How Americans Lose Their
Health Insurance," April 1994.}
* 127 thousand working families in New Hampshire have no health
insurance -- a 45.90% increase since 1988. {Department of Treasury,
"Estimates of the Uninsured in Working Families and Uninsured
Children by Congressional District," 7/19/9 4; 1988, 1993 CPS}
* Of the 145 thousand people without health coverage in New ...