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Newsroom: Archives - 2006

Press Releases and Statements [by date]

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2006

Washington's Health Care Premiums Rose 8.1 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Michigan's Health Care Pemiums Rose 8.6 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Wyoming's Health Care Premiums Rose 6.4 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Wisconsin's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.2 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Louisiana's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Kentucky's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.9 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

Kansas's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.0 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 18, 2006)

West Virginia's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.4 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Iowa's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.8 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Illinois's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.1 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Idaho's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.9 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Hawaii's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.2 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Florida's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.7 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 11, 2006)

Arkansas's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.7 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

Arizona's Health Care Premiums Rose 2.6 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

Colorado's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

Delaware's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

District of Columbia's Health Care Premiums Rose 2.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

South Dakota's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.1 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (December 4, 2006)

Alabama's Health Care Premiums Rose 6.2 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Alaska's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.6 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Vermont's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Georgia's Health Care Premiums Rose 7.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Nebraska's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.2 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Oklahoma's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.6 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 27, 2006)

Virginia's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.7 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 20, 2006)

New Hampshire's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.4 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000 to 2006 (November 20, 2006)

Maine's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.7 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 20, 2006)

California's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.8 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 20, 2006)

South Carolina's Health Care Premiums Rose 9.9 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 20, 2006)

Nevada's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.9 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 20, 2006)

The Impact of the Congressional Elections on Health Care (November 8, 2006)

Minnesota's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.8 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 6, 2006)

Maryland's Health Care Premiums Rose 2.6 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 6, 2006)

New Mexico's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.7 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (November 6, 2006)

Drug Plan Coverage for Seniors in "Doughnut Hole" Will Be Scarcer and Less Affordable in 2007 (November 1, 2006)

Utah's Health Care Premiums Rose 7.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 30, 2006)

Mississippi's Health Care Premiums Rose 8.0 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 30, 2006)

Texas's Health Care Premiums Rose 7.4 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 30, 2006)

Oregon's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.9 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 30, 2006)

Massachusetts's Health Care Premiums Rose 6.4 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 29, 2006)

Connecticut's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.8 Time Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 26, 2006)

New York's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 26, 2006)

North Carolina's Health Care Premiums Rose 7.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 25, 2006)

Indiana's Health Care Premiums Rose 7.6 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 25, 2006)

Rhode Island's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 24, 2006)

Tennessee's Health Care Premiums Rose 8.2 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 24, 2006)

New Jersey's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.5 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 23, 2006)

Pennsylvania's Health Care Premiums Rose 5.7 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 18, 2006)

Missouri's Health Care Premiums Rose 3.3 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 18, 2006)

Montana's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.3 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-20076 (October 18, 2006)

Ohio's Health Care Premiums Rose 8.4 Times Faster Than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 17, 2006)

Montana's Health Care Premiums Rose 4.3 Times Faster than Earnings from 2000-2006 (October 17, 2006)

Increase in Medicare Part D Plans Will Add to Seniors' Confusion (September 29, 2006)

National Dialogue Substantiates People’s Support for Universal Health Care (September 25, 2006)

Federal Court Likely to Enjoin Rule Requiring 500,000 Foster Children in Medicaid to Document Citizenship  (September 22, 2006)

Federal Court Likely to Enjoin Rule Requiring 500,000 Foster Children in Medicaid to Document Citizenship  (September 19, 2006)

Campaign for Children's Health Care  (September 6, 2006)

Census Bureau's Uninsured Number (August 29, 2006)

Campaign for Children's Health Care Announces Official Launch (July 11, 2006)

Campaign for Children's Health Care Seeks to Make Expanded Health Coverage for Children a National Priority (July 11, 2006)

Court Expedites Litigation Schedule on Medicaid Citizenship Documentation  (July 7, 2006)

Suit Challenges New Law Requiring More than 50 Million  (June 28, 2006)

Suit Challenges New Law Requiring over 50 Million People in Medicaid to Document Citizenship (June 28, 2006)

Medicare Part D Plans Raised Their Prices for  (June 20, 2006)

Senators Introduce Legislation to Waive Medicare Part D Enrollment Penalty (May 16, 2006)

Key Medicare Drug Issues Lie Ahead (May 12, 2006)

Bush Administration Playing "Fast and Loose" with New Medicare Drug Enrollment Numbers (May 10, 2006)

Medicare Drug Program Fails to Reach Low-Income Seniors (May 9, 2006)

Enzi Bill Would Eliminate Crucial State Health Protections for 85 Million People (May 8, 2006)

Gao Report Concludes Medicare Is Doing an Inadequate Job of Answering Questions about Part D  (May 3, 2006)

Massachusetts Becomes First State to Achieve Near-Universal Health Coverage (April 18, 2006)

President's Health Speech in Stark Contrast with New Massachusetts Law (April 5, 2006)

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Landmark Health Coverage Expansion (April 4, 2006)

Bill that Overrides State Laws that Protect Health Care Consumers Passes in Senate Committee (March 15, 2006)

Enzi Bill Puts 85 Million People at Risk of Losing Critical Health Insurance Protections (March 7, 2006)

New Medicare Drug Enrollment Figures Are Both Disappointing and Misleading (February 22, 2006)

President's Proposal Would Make Health Care Less, Not More, Affordable (February 15, 2006)

Less than 18 Percent of Low-Income Seniors Approved  (February 13, 2006)

Bush Administration Lowers Expectations for Seniors’ Participation in Medicare Part D Program (February 13, 2006)

Families USA Announces Recipient of  (February 3, 2006)

House Passes Budget Bill; (February 1, 2006)

President's Health Care Message Is Most Notable (February 1, 2006)

President’s Health Initiative -- (January 30, 2006)

New Report Finds 95 Percent of Businesses  (January 18, 2006)

Less than 18 Percent of Low-Income Seniors Approved for  (January 6, 2006)

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