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Texas Hospitals Urge State Leaders to Help Make Health Insurance More Affordable, Accessible

Published in Physician Business Week, May 8th, 2007

As the nation prepares to mark Cover the Uninsured Week, the Texas Hospital Association is urging lawmakers to take meaningful steps to make health insurance more affordable and accessible in Texas -- which has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the country.

Cover the Uninsured Week is observed nationally to highlight the importance of access to affordable health care benefits. In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry has localized the awareness effort by proclaiming April 23-29 as Cover the Uninsured Week in the Lone Star State.

"Everyone pays the price when individuals, families and small businesses cannot afford health insurance," the Governor's...

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Source: Physician Business Week (2007-05-08)

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