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Most Small Businesses in Ottawa County Do Not Provide Health Insurance (Mlive.com, September 10, 2010)

According to a recent survey of 800 businesses with fewer than 50 employees, some 68% of small businesses in Ottawa County do not provide health insurance to some or all of their employees.  The most common reason for not offering health insurance, cited by 42% of employers, was the cost of premiums. The survey was…

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19.3% of American Children Are Underinsured (New England Journal of Medicine, August 2010)

A recently published analysis of the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health found that 19.3% of American children (14.1 million) were underinsured in 2007. That is more than the number of children who were uninsured (3.4 million) and the number who had insurance during only part of the year (7.6 million).

Report on Food Insecurity Among America’s Children (National Center for Children in Poverty, August 2010)

The National Center for Children in Poverty released a report entitled “Who Are America’s Poor Children: Examining Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States.”  The report that looks at how many children face food insecurity, factors associated with food insecurity, consequences of food insecurity for children, and the policies that address food security.   

New Survey Results on Hunger in the U.S. (Food Research and Action Center, January 26, 2010)

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) has released a report, with data collected by Gallup on Hunger in America. Data on hunger were gathered from more than 530,000 households, providing estimates on hunger in every Congressional District and 100 of the country’s largest metropolitan areas through December 2009.