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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Muslim Stamp
Q: Did Obama order creation of a postage stamp to honor a Muslim holiday? A: The first class stamp honoring Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha was first issued eight years ago. Obama has followed Bush’s practice of reaching out to Muslims on Ramadan.
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September 14, 2009
The percentage and number of children (under 18) without health insurance decreased in 2008. Nearly 10 percent (7.3 million) didn’t have coverage that year, compared with 11.0 percent (8.1 million) without coverage in 2007. Source: Census Bureau
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September 13, 2009
The percentage of Americans on government health insurance programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, increased from 27.8 percent in 2007 to 29.0 percent in 2008. Source: Census Bureau
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September 12, 2009
The percentage of Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage declined from 59.3 percent in 2007 to 58.5 percent in 2008. Source: Census Bureau
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Immigrants and Insurance
Several readers have e-mailed us about a report from the Congressional Research Service that they say proves illegal immigrants will have coverage under the proposed House health care plan. In fact, that report says exactly what we concluded yesterday: The bill does not provide coverage for illegal immigrants, but there’s …
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September 11, 2009
New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner reported early this year that 2,752 death certificates had been issued for those who died in the World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Source: NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
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Boustany’s Response
Barack Obama wasn’t the only person misstating health care facts during prime time on Sept. 9. Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany delivered the Republican response to Obama’s speech. We found a couple of factual flaws. Bureaucracies vs. Bureaucrats Boustany exaggerated when he stated that the Democrats’ bill "created 53 new bureaucracies." …
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