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The Social Life of Health Information

A new Pew Internet/CHCF national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family members as one of the top three ways people search for answer to their health care questions.

Mapping Physician Supply in California

This report presents the first comprehensive study of the Medical Board of California survey data on practicing physicians in the state. It finds fewer M.D.s than previously estimated and a wide variation in supply among counties.

Restructuring Options for Community Clinics

Concerned about their long-term survival, some California community clinics are considering partnerships or mergers. This issue brief offers a roadmap for restructuring.

Insurance and Uninsured

Friday, October 10, 2008

Drop in Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Continues

The percentage of Americans younger than age 65 covered by employer-sponsored health plans dropped to 62.9% in 2007, according to an Economic Policy Institute study released on Thursday, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

The decrease marks the seventh straight year of declines in employer-sponsored coverage.  In 2000, 68.3% of Americans received health insurance through an employer, according to the study.

In California, 56.3% of residents were covered by employer-sponsored plans in 2006-2007, down from 59.7% in 2000-2001, researchers found (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 10/9).



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