June 25, 2008
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The number of underinsured has risen by 60 percent since 2003. When added to those who are uninsured at some point during the year, 42 percent of all adults—and 72 percent of those with incomes below twice the poverty level—are inadequately or unstabl
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A study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that lower-income children made almost twice as many visits to hospital emergency departments than higher-income children in 2005.
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Black men in Jacksonville, Fla., are less likely than white men to have a primary care physician or health insurance, according to a recent report by the Duval County Health Department, the Florida Times-Union reports.
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Availability of the gold standard treatment for heart attack varies across England and Wales, a report says.
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