Unemployment and Health Insurance : Current Legislation and Issues.

Examines issues and challenges related to loss of health insurance due to unemployment. Highlights demographic diversity of unemployed population, explores relationship between unemployment and loss of employer-sponsored heath insurance, and profiles existing Federal programs and provisions that ass...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines issues and challenges related to loss of health insurance due to unemployment. Highlights demographic diversity of unemployed population, explores relationship between unemployment and loss of employer-sponsored heath insurance, and profiles existing Federal programs and provisions that assist certain groups of unemployed individuals obtain or retain health insurance coverage. Reviews legislation in the 111th Congress to provide assistance to unemployed individuals for purpose of health insurance coverage, as well as more general legislation that might provide some assistance.
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