Comments on: 14,000 losing healthcare coverage per day

By: Uninsured Americans face $310 Billion in out-of-pocket health care bills over the next 12 months | Asia Health Care Blog

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:23:09 +0000

[...] to a recent article in Global Crisis News, the author sites a report by the Center for American Progress that estimates 14,000 Americans are [...]

By: zanzabarguool

zanzabarguool — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:44:41 +0000

my heart goes out to those who are suffering and I am thankful for what I have.

By: JGBell, Olyberg, Wa

JGBell, Olyberg, Wa — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:51:19 +0000

The chart is devastating – to U.S. and to each of them.

What you may find odd, however, is that insurance losses do not track job losses, being obviously much less.
What we need to remember is that while job losses in industries like autos, where the UAW contracts provide/require health insurance coverage…, MOST jobs 40%, and job creation, are in “small business”, which seldom can find or afford health coverage for their workers.
Also, most part time and temporary employees are not covered, AND are the first to be laid off.

Sadly, since most job creation is also by small business, when and if the economy does turn around, the newly hired most likely will not re-acquire any health coverage. SO, the picture will get much worse, unless…