More Families Turning to Public Plans for Children's Health
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<p>MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of American families are using public health insurance to provide coverage for their children, a new study finds.</p> <p>The trend, which is being driven by job losses, changes in coverage within private plans and expanded access to public plans is particularly strong in rural and inner-city areas, according to the University of New Hampshire researchers.</p> <p>“When people become unemployed, not only do they lose their employment-based private insurance but, with the loss of income, families may become newly eligible for public plans,” the researchers noted.</p> <p>“In addition, the generally poor economy and expanded eligibility for public plans may also play less direct roles in the shifting rates of health insurance among children,” they said.</p> <p>The team’s analysis of 2008 and 2009 U.S. Census Bureau data and 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics data revealed that health insurance coverage among children increased 1
More Families Turning to Public Plans for Children's Health
Care
(HealthDay) <p>MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of American families are using public health insurance to provide coverage for their children, a new study finds.</p> <p>The trend, which is being driven by job losses, changes in coverage within private plans and expanded access to public plans is particularly strong in rural and inner-city areas, according to the University of New Hampshire researchers.</p> <p>“When people become unemployed, not only do they lose their employment-based private insurance but, with the loss of income, families may become newly eligible for public plans,” the researchers noted.</p> <p>“In addition, the generally poor economy and expanded eligibility for public plans may also play less direct roles in the shifting rates of health insurance among children,” they said.</p> <p>The team’s analysis of 2008 and 2009 U.S. Census Bureau data and 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics data revealed that health insurance coverage among children increased 1
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