The uninsured are back on the national agenda

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Los Angeles Times
September 30, 2002
Fewer Have Coverage for Health Care
By Vicki Kemper

Altogether, the number of Americans who had no health coverage for any part
of the year increased... to 41.2 million.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) has signaled his intention to pursue
replacing the system of largely employment-based health insurance with a
government-based system.

Sen. Kennedy:

"The large increase in the already unacceptably high number of the uninsured
should be a wake-up call for Congress and the president. Every American
deserves affordable health care."