2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In 2005, the percentage of Americans with employer-provided health
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insurance fell for the fifth year in a row. Workers and their families
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have been falling into the ranks of the uninsured at alarming rates. The
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downward trend in employer-provided coverage for children also continued
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into 2005. In the previous four years, children were less likely to
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become uninsured as public sector health coverage expanded, but in 2005
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the rate of uninsured children increased. While Medicaid and SCHIP still
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work for many, the government has not picked up coverage for everybody
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who lost insurance. The weakening of this system-notably for children-is
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particularly difficult for workers and their families in a time of
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stagnating incomes. Furthermore, these programs are not designed to
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prevent low-income adults or middle- or high-income families from
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becoming uninsured. Government at the federal and state levels has
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responded to medical inflation with policy changes that reduce public
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insurance eligibility or with proposals to reduce government costs.
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Federal policy proposals to lessen the tax advantage of workplace
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insurance or to encourage a private purchase system could further
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destabilize the employer-provided system. Now is a critical time to
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consider health insurance reform. Several promising solutions could
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increase access to affordable health care. The key is to create large,
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varied, and stable risk pools.'
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affiliation: 'Gould, E (Corresponding Author), Econ Policy Inst, 1333 H St,NW, Washington,
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DC 20005 USA.
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Econ Policy Inst, Washington, DC 20005 USA.'
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author: Gould, Elise
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author-email: egould@epi.org
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author_list:
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- family: Gould
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given: Elise
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.2190/C285-1547-1L23-R1X5
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files: []
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issn: 0020-7314
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
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language: English
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '0'
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pages: 441-467
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papis_id: d184dd2b607e4826bbf203af556adcaf
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ref: Gould2007healthinsurance
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times-cited: '2'
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title: 'Health insurance eroding for working families: Employer-provided coverage
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declines for fifth consecutive year'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000248902900003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
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volume: '37'
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web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services
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year: '2007'
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