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Newsroom: Archives - 2009

Press Releases and Statements [by date]

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2009

"Hidden Health Tax" for Family Health Coverage Climbed to $1,017 in 2008 (May 28, 2009)

Report Calls Tennessee's Barebones Health Plan a Bad Model for Other States to Follow (May 21, 2009)

868,000 Oklahomans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

209,000 Rhode Islanders Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

142,000 Vermonters Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Nearly 1.1 Million South Carolinians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

214,000 South Dakotans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Nearly 5.6 Million Texans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

More than 1 Million Alabamians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Almost 6.9 Million Californians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

107,000 District of Columbia Residents Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Almost 2.6 Million Illinoisans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Over 1 Million Kentuckians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

1.1 Million Minnesotans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

740,000 Mississippians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

2.3 Million North Carolinians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

396,000 Idahoans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 15, 2009)

Nearly 1.4 Million Tennesseans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 13, 2009)

709,000 Arkansans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 13, 2009)

430,000 West Virginians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 13, 2009)

699,000 Nevadans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 12, 2009)

Nearly 1.5 Million New Jerseyites Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 12, 2009)

Nearly 3.5 Million New Yorkers Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 12, 2009)

475,000 New Mexicans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

More than 1 Million Coloradans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

475,000 New Mexicans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

More than 2 Million Michiganders Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

Nearly 1.4 Million Hoosiers Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

160,000 North Dakotans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 7, 2009)

271,000 Montanans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 6, 2009)

Nearly 1.3 Million Wisconsinites Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 6, 2009)

892,000 Oregonians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

135,000 Alaskans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

262,000 Hawaii State Residents Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

Nearly 1.4 Million Washingtonians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

2.3 Million Pennsylvanians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

Nearly 2.3 Million Ohioans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 5, 2009)

992,000 Louisianans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 1, 2009)

605,000 Connecticut Residents Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 1, 2009)

1.1 Million Bay Staters Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (May 1, 2009)

728,000 Iowans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 30, 2009)

1.3 Million Missourians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 30, 2009)

424,000 Nebraskans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 30, 2009)

640,000 Kansans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 30, 2009)

620,000 Utahns Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 29, 2009)

133,000 Wyomingites Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 29, 2009)

Almost 1.5 Million Arizonans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 29, 2009)

321,000 Mainers Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 29, 2009)

281,000 New Hampshirites Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 29, 2009)

183,000 Delawareans Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 28, 2009)

More than 1.6 Million Virginians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 28, 2009)

More than 1 Million Marylanders Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 28, 2009)

Nearly 2.3 Million Georgians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 28, 2009)

More than 4 Million Floridians Are in Families that Will Spend More than 10 Percent of Their Income on Health Care in 2009 (April 28, 2009)

New Report Finds 279,000 New Hampshirites Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 138,000 Wyomingites Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.4 Million Coloradans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 421,000 Idahoans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 3.5 Million Illinoisans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.3 Million Louisianans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 2.5 Million Michiganders Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.1 Million Minnesotans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 950,000 Mississippians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.4 Million Marylanders Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 1.2 Million Kentuckians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 748,000 Kansans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 294,000 Residents of Hawaii Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 2.9 Million Georgians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.2 Million Alabamians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 2.1 Million Virginians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 2.4 Million New Jerseyites Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 2.8 Million North Carolinians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 2.9 Million Ohioans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.1 Million Oklahomans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 254,000 Rhode Islanders Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 184,000 South Dakotans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 784,000 Utahns Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 136,000 Vermonters Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.6 Million Washingtonians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 497,000 West Virginians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.2 Million Wisconsinites Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 7, 2009)

New Report Finds 12.1 Million Californians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 2, 2009)

New Report Finds 836,000 Arkansans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 2, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.5 Million Missourians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 1, 2009)

New Report Finds 686,000 Iowans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (April 1, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.1 Million Oregonians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 31, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.7 Million Tennesseans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 31, 2009)

New Report Finds 209,000 Alaskans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 27, 2009)

New Report Finds 2.1 Million Arizonans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 27, 2009)

New Report Finds 709,000 New Mexicans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 27, 2009)

New Report Finds 280,000 Mainers Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 27, 2009)

New Report Finds 9.3 Million Texans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 26, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.6 Million Hoosiers Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 26, 2009)

New Report Finds 841,000 Nevadans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 25, 2009)

New Report Finds 213,000 Delawareans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008  (March 25, 2009)

New Report Finds 2.8 Million Pennsylvanians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008  (March 25, 2009)

New Report Finds 150,000 North Dakotans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 20, 2009)

New Report Finds 5.2 Million New Yorkers Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 20, 2009)

New Report Finds 758,000 Connecticuters Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 20, 2009)

New Report Finds 279,000 Montanans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 19, 2009)

New Report Finds Nearly 5.8 Million Floridians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 19, 2009)

New Report Finds 460,000 Nebraskans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 18, 2009)

New Report Finds 1.3 Million South Carolinians Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008 (March 18, 2009)

New Report Finds 86.7 Million Americans Were Uninsured at Some Point in 2007-2008  (March 4, 2009)

Sebelius Is an Excellent Selection for Secretary of HHS (March 2, 2009)

President's Budget Makes a Big, Positive Contribution to Health Care Reform (February 26, 2009)

President Obama's Speech: Health Care Reform Becomes Top Priority for Action in 2009 (February 24, 2009)

Economic Recovery Bill Contains Important Health Care Relief (February 11, 2009)

Millions of Workers Who Lost Their Jobs Are without Health Insurance (February 6, 2009)

Graeme Frost to Attend Historic CHIP Bill Signing Ceremony (February 4, 2009)

Robert Kraig Is Recognized for His Continued Efforts to Build Grassroots Support for Health Care Reform (January 30, 2009)

The Rev. Henry Blaze Is Recognized for His Efforts to Win Justice for Tennesseans Abruptly Cut from State’s Medicaid Program (January 30, 2009)

Josephine Mercado Is Recognized for Ongoing Efforts to Help Meet Health Care Needs of Medically Underserved Communities (January 30, 2009)

U. S. House Votes to Cover 11 Million Children, Including 4.1 Million Currently Uninsured (January 15, 2009)

The House of Representatives Provides Health Coverage for 11 Million Children (January 14, 2009)

COBRA Premiums for Family Health Coverage Consume 84 Percent of Unemployment Benefits (January 9, 2009)

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