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Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance  Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5': Losing Your Health Insurance  New census data shows that more than 17 percent of Arkansans don't have health insurance. A new report shows that a lot of people might be just a job loss away from losing their coverage and a major illness away from financial disaster.

Health insurance venture propels Commonwealth to top of the list  Massachusetts has the highest rate of residents with health insurance in the nation, according to a federal report released yesterday that provides fresh evidence of success in the state's bold experiment to insure nearly everyone.

Number of Americans without health insurance falls  The Census Bureau says the 2007 decrease is mostly due to expanded government coverage for children. Thanks mostly to expanded government health coverage for children, the number of people without health insurance fell in 2007 for the first time since President Bush took office, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

Rate Of People Without Health Insurance Drops In State  Connecticut was one of only five states where the number of people without health insurance dropped significantly in the past two years, but the number of poor people in the state has remained largely unchanged, according to Census Bureau reports released Tuesday.

Census: More Nebraskans without health insurance  OMAHA - Nearly 13 percent of Nebraskans have no health insurance coverage, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state's two-year average uninsured rate for 2006-07 is up 2.3 percentage points, to 12.8 percent, from the average rate of 2004-05, 10.5 percent.

Health Insurance Industry Listens to Health Care Concerns of Utah Small Business Owners   America's Health Insurance Plans AHIP today met with Utah small business owners at a roundtable discussion on health care issues at the Salt Lake Chamber.

Connecticut among 5 states to post decline in residents without health insurance  Connecticut is one of five states in which the percentage of people without health insurance has dipped over the past few years, according to new Census Bureau figures.

Petsecure Celebrates September as Pet Health Insurance Month   This September marks Canada's third annual National Pet Health Insurance Month. Petsecure pet health insurance has teamed up with others in the industry to sponsor a nationwide contest and educate pet owners about the benefits of pet health insurance.

Rate of Ohioans without health insurance increases  U.S. census figures on health insurance released today confirm what many experts in Ohio have been saying: Conditions are getting worse for the state's "working poor." Though the number of Americans living without insurance dropped slightly nationwide last year, Ohio's uninsured rate rose 15 percent, to 1.3 million from 2006, according to the annual American Community Survey update.

40% of Maltese hold Euro health insurance card  A total of 150,000 Maltese citizens hold the European Health Insurance Card EHIC, with claims for medical expenses abroad since 2004 totalling €400,000, the government said yesterday.

Health Insurance Rates Rise, Poverty Largely Unchanged in 2007  The number of people without health insurance in the United States fell last year for the first time since the beginning of the Bush administration, according to a report released by the Census Bureau Tuesday on poverty, income and health insurance.

Texas leads nation in people without health insurance  Texas continues to lead the nation in the number of residents without health insurance, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census: Number lacking health insurance drops 1 million  The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported today.

Poverty rate holds steady in U.S.; number without health insurance declines  Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press August 26, 2008 - 2:05 p.m. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million in 2007.

State panel backs health insurance benefits for domestic partners  CARSON CITY -- A legislative committee on a 3-2 vote today approved a regulation that the state should offer health insurance benefits to all domestic partners of state employee, including members of the opposite sex.

Statement by John McCain on the Census Bureau Poverty and Health Insurance Report  "Today's announcement reminds us that Americans are suffering in a struggling economy. Too many of our neighbors are living in poverty, too many can't find a job, and too many are living without health insurance.

Health experts say insurance the wrong focus   With national heath-care reform high on the list of priorities for Democrats this election year, several leading health experts suggested Monday that insurance should not be the No. 1 priority.

Fewer Americans went without health insurance in 2007, report says  The number of Americans without health insurance fell by more than 1 million in 2007, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The nation's median income was $50,200, the agency says. Update at 10:52 a.m. ET: USA TODAY's Dennis...

India's National Health Insurance Program  India's public health care system is in a state of crisis. Time Magazine recently ran photos of hospitals swamped with patients and their families in a report that says India's "massive population" has led to "overloading systems where they do exist and aiding the spread of disease in the many places they don't."

Census: More Nebraskans without health insurance  Newly released census estimates say nearly 13 percent of Nebraskans have no health insurance coverage. The state’s two-year average uninsured rate for 2006-2007 is up 2.3 percentage points, to 12.8 percent, from the average rate of 2004-2005, 10.5 percent.

Fewer Americans Without Health Insurance; Real Income Gains  Fewer Americans Without Health Insurance; Real Income Gains