Census finds 1.4 million more uninsured as coverage falls
Census Bureau figures show about 41.2 million people or 14.6 percent of U.S. residents lacked health coverage in 2001, up from 14.2 percent. Private coverage declined to 63 percent while Medicaid rose to 11.2 percent, with government programs offsetting part of the private loss.
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Census Bureau
U.S
Bureau
Robert Mills
Treasury
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O'Neill
Ron Pollack
Oman
Kate Sullivan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau Today
Health coverage gaps reflect race income age and region
The Census Bureau highlights health coverage disparities by race household income age education and region with about 10 percent of whites uninsured. Health and Human Services Secretary Thompson backs a Bush plan proposing community health clinics health credits and state flexibility to expand insurance. Democrats push back noting tax credits and fiscal strains while Senator Kennedy cites 39.8 million uninsured in 2000 after a revised Census tally.
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Health and Human Services
Tommy Congress
Bush
Thompson
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Finance ministers back plan to use bankruptcy for debt relief
In Washington IMF head Horst Koehler says move to allow bankrupt nations is a breakthrough. Delegates approve staff study of an April plan to give indebted countries a path to restructure and pressure creditors to soften terms. Protests fail to disrupt meetings as World Bank chief Wolfensohn outlines initiatives on water, education, and AIDS. Soros warns debt default could ripple to U.S. banks and firms with Brazil exposure.
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IMF
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World Eerie
Koehler
Wolfensohn
World Bank
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Iraq
Brazil
George Soros
ABC
U.S
Rescue Evacuates Hundreds From Korhogo Amid Gunfire
Rescue teams evacuated hundreds of Westerners and Ivory Coast workers after ten days of relentless fire near Korhogo. Helicopters ferried families to a secure airport, then to Yamoussoukro where U S and French forces operate a staging base. Children clutched toys as soldiers moved them aboard cargo planes amid ongoing gunfire and fear.
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Springs
Colo
Korhogo
Yamoussoukro
U.S
Peace Corps
Cecile
Ivory Coast
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