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Health_HealthCareFacts.sPubDate = "9/9/2004 6:31:09 PM GMT";
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Health_HealthCareFacts.appFooter = "Source: The Associated Press, Census Bureau";
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Health_HealthCareFacts[i-1].body = "<li>In 2003, 84.4 percent of Americans, or 243.3 million people, had health insurance. Therefore, 15.6 percent of Americans, or 45 million people, did not have any health insurance, an increase from 15.2 percent the year before.<br><li>In 2003, 11.4 percent of American children (8.4 million) had no health insurance.";

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Health_HealthCareFacts[i-1].body = "<li>Premiums jumped 11.2 percent this year for families who get health insurance through their jobs. It was the fourth consecutive year that premiums increased by double-digits.<br><li>The 11.2 percent increase in premiums was five times higher than the growth in inflation (2.3 percent) and growth in wages (2.2 percent).<br><li>What workers paid out of pocket for premiums increased 10.3 percent to $2,661 for family plans.<br><li>Single workers saw out-of-pocket costs jump 9.8 percent to $558 annually in 2004.<br><li>The average total premium (employer and worker costs) for a family of four grew to $9.950.";

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Health_HealthCareFacts[i-1].body = "<li>There are at least 5 million fewer jobs offering health benefits in 2004 than in 2001.<br><li>About 63 percent of companies offer health benefits now compared to 68 percent in 2001.<br><li>The biggest change was for small companies -- with three to 199 workers.<p>";

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