14,000/day lose coverage
The Center for American Progress reported that about 14,000 Americans have been losing health coverage in recent months.
"According to a forthcoming analysis by James Kvaal and Ben Furnas, as the unemployment rate grew by 0.8 points in December and January, nearly 100,000 people a week or 14,000 people a day lost their health coverage," The Center reported. (http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/17/14000-coverage/)
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