Sarita Scarbrough
Houston, Texas
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Number of Uninsured Decreases Due to Government Programs
For the first time since President Bush took office, the number of uninsured Americans fell--from 47 million in 2006 to 45.7 million in 2007--mostly due to an increase in enrollment in government health coverage programs, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Source(s): Girion, Los Angeles Times, 8/27/08

Obama’s Health Care Plan Would Cover More Uninsured Than McCain’s
According to a preliminary estimate by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, the health care plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama "would reduce the number of uninsured by 18 million in 2009 and 34 million by 2018," while Republican candidate Senator John McCain’s plan would cover 1 million more Americans in 2009 and up to 5 million in 2013, reports U.S. News and World Report.
Source(s): Andrews, U.S. News and World Report, 8/27/08

Health Care Becomes a Major Issue in This Year’s Election
"Health care has drawn more attention in this presidential campaign than in recent elections," according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with polls showing that "health care reform is a priority for most people."
Source(s): Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/26/08

More Hospitals Are Asking Patients to Pay Upfront
An article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel examines how an increasing number of hospitals in South Florida and nationwide are requiring insured patients who are about to receive nonemergency care to pay more of their medical costs upfront or face the possibility of being denied treatment.
Source(s): Torbati, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8/26/08

OPINION: Massachusetts Health Care Plan Is a Success
According to a New York Times editorial, "the pioneering Massachusetts program to provide health insurance for all citizens looks more and more successful with each passing month" and "could become a model for universal health coverage for other states or the nation."
Source(s): Editorial, New York Times, 8/30/08

OPINION: More Competition in Insurance Market Would Lead to Fewer Uninsured
While 3.6 million more Americans obtaining health insurance last year is good news, the fact that most were covered by government programs is bad news, according to Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, who writes in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the remaining 45.7 million uninsured should be "given more opportunities to buy private coverage."
Source(s): Turner, Wall Street Journal, 8/27/08

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