« Nursing Mothers Gain Job Protection in New York | Main | California Supreme Court Voids Class-Action Bar in Employment Arbitration Agreement »
August 30, 2007
Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Continues to Grow at Alarming Rate
The U.S Census Bureau has a new report out indicated that the number of individuals without health insurance in this country keeps growing at an alarming rate.
The Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 Report shows that the number of uninsured rose from 44.8 million (15.3 percent) in 2005 to 47 million (15.8 percent) in 2006.
Absolutely absurd in a country with this sort of wealth and yet another indication that the employer-provided health care system in this country is severely broken and it is time to consider momentous change in how we deliver health care to this country's citizens.
Hat Tip: HR.BLR.com
PS
August 30, 2007 in Pension and Benefits | Permalink
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/89778/21211347
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Continues to Grow at Alarming Rate:
» Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Continues To Rise At An Alarming Rate from Adjunct Law Prof Blog
Workplace Prof Blog reports on new U.S. Census Bureau finding which states that shows that the number of uninsured rose from 44.8 million (15.3 percent) in 2005 to 47 million (15.8 percent) in 2006. I join with Professor Paul M. [Read More]
Tracked on Aug 31, 2007 1:58:45 AM
