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Insuring children: Health care reform writ small
Finkelstein, Katherine Eban | March 3, 1997 issue

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The article presents information on the U.S. policy of health insurance of children. The U.S. policy on covering kids has been about as scientific as a faith-healing party convened in the middle of a wheat field. One child out of seven, lacks health insurance. The total,10 million, grows by 900,000 a year, as employers cut back benefits they previously offered to workers' families. Every thirty-five seconds, a child loses private coverage. Behind this newfound paternalism are several obvious factors. Nine million of the 10 million uninsured children have working parents, two-thirds have incomes well above the federal poverty level.

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CHILDREN -- Health & hygiene; HEALTH insurance; HEALTH care reform; CHILD care; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL policy; UNITED States
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