More Americans Lacked Health Coverage in 2011

by Admin | January 25, 2012 12:20 pm

January 25, 2012—The proportion of American adults lacking health insurance coverage climbed to 17.1 percent last year, the highest level since the Gallup Organization and the disease-management company Healthways began tracking the indicator five years ago, the companies reported yesterday.

The new study, whose findings dovetail with those reported[1] by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Commonwealth Fund last September, suggests that pressure is rising on 340B hospitals, health clinics and other safety-net providers to stretch their scarce financial resources even further.

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