That is about ninety-five percent of Americans who are not already covered by Medicare, the government insurance program for older people.

VOA: special.2010.03.26

"I know,boss, but this is very important. The man from the life insurance company was here about that policy you're taking out and he asked me a lot of questions."

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Both bills seek to make health-insurance coverage accessible to between compared to the current 83 percent adding about 30 million people.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Senators return at seven o'clock Thursday morning to vote on the bill, which would provide about access to health insurance coverage.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Public officials, the self-employed and those who earn more than about $70,000 a year can choose private insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

"In fact,what's remarkable is not that we've had a spirited debate about health insurance reform, but the unprecedented consensus that has come together behind it."

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

He talked about big corporations like General Motors that are in trouble in part because of the high cost of providing health insurance to employees.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

There are complaints about the two-tier system of coverage, and some believe that people with private insurance get quicker and better care, and are therefore healthier.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

He says the public has a right to be angry about the latest tale of abuse: the decision by insurance giant AIG to hand out big bonuses to executives, even though taxpayer dollars are keeping the company afloat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

At an estimated $87 billion, the measure would expand health insurance coverage to about currently without it,create new private insurance marketplaces, And,like the slightly more expensive measure passed by the House of Representatives, it would end a practice by private insurance companies of denying coverage to individuals with existing health problems.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25