Sunday, December 2, 2007

Family Health Insurance Arkansan Families Struggling

The number of insured Arkansans spending from 10 percent to 25 percent of disposable income on health care is expected to increase substantially during 2008,Family Health Insurance according to a study commissioned by New York-based Families USA, an advocacy group for consumers of family health care.

Marion Berry both renewed calls for President Bush to stop using the 2007 State Children's Family Health Insurance Program Re-authorization Bill as political leverage against a Congress that has given bipartisan support to the bill in both the House and Senate.

The bill holds $35 billion for Family Health Insurance for uninsured children and adults. The funding is tied directly to the Arkansas' ARKids First program and similar programs in other states.The study looked at 10 percent and 25 percent benchmarks in health-care spending among Arkansans during the past eight years Family Health Insurance.

Arkansans were in families that spent more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on Family Health Insurance costs.These fast-rising health-care costs are forcing increasing numbers of people to look for new ways to pay for care Family Health Insurance. With the majority of doctor's offices and hospitals now accepting payment by credit card, paying for health services via credit card is becoming increasingly common.

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