TITLE

Study: Insurance gap trapped 50 million Americans

AUTHOR(S)
Aston, Geri
PUB. DATE
October 1996
SOURCE
AHA News;10/28/96, Vol. 32 Issue 43, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the difficulties Americans have with accessing and paying for health care. Discussion on a study by Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University and the National Opinion Research Center on gaps in insurance coverage; AHA/Lewin Group Incorporated report; Decline in employer-sponsored insurance and growth in number of uninsured Americans.
ACCESSION #
9701307502

Tags: HEALTH insurance -- United States

 

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