One Third Of Colorado's Uninsured Population Has Full Time Employment, Report Says

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Article Date: 24 Mar 2006 - 11:00 PDT

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Adults with full-time jobs make up about 33% of Colorado's uninsured population, according to a Colorado Health Institute report released on Monday, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. Part- and full-time workers together make up 57% of the state's uninsured population, according to the report. The report finds that people who lack insurance are more likely to work at companies with 10 or fewer employees and are much less likely to work for companies with 500 or more employees. In addition, 40% of the uninsured live in households with annual incomes at most twice the federal poverty level, while 10% of Colorado residents with insurance are in that income bracket. Jeff Bontrager, research analyst for CHI, said, "One of the misconceptions is that uninsured workers only work part time, or part of the year. The report suggests that lack of insurance is a problem among (all) workers" (Brand, Denver Rocky Mountain News, 3/21).

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