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Economic crisis jeopardizes health care

10/25/2008 BOB HERBERT THE NEW YORK TIMES
The economic downturn is impacting Americans on many fronts, as job losses cost workers both their incomes and their health insurance. Hospitals, which already face funding shortfalls, are forced to look for additional sources of support as the burden of treating the uninsured grows heavier.

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Labels: healthcare, hospitals, uninsured

posted by Valaree and Brea at 4:14 PM