[Winona Online Democracy] Thanks Roy -- so I overstated it -- there are 40% of the people in Minnesota jobs (which includes all sizes of employers and part time as well as full time jobs) do not have insurance offered through the job. Minnesota does have a low % of persons not covered by insurance. The difference, obviously, between the two is that so many must get their own coverage -- which includes Medical Assistance and Minnesota Care. The % covered stats are a few years old and Gunyou indicated, with all the State cuts, these are higher today for the numbers without coverage. A recent local survey by our own Hospital showed a dramtic increase in the citizens without insurance coverage -- I think it was up to 20% - 25% range. Craig Brooks
--- Roy Nasstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > My notes indicate that he said that 40 percent of > private sector jobs do not offer health insurance. > Once my writing is cold, however, I can never > guarantee accuracy of my written notes. > > According to the 2005 World Almanac (p. 84), Bureau > of Census (Department of Commerce) figures for 2003 > indicate that 44,961,000 people in the United States > or 15.6 percent of the population are not covered. > Those people with the lowest income are the least > likely to be covered. In Minnesota in 2003, 8.7 > percent of the population was not covered. > > Roy Nasstrom > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Craig Brooks > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Winona] Wal-Mart fights benefits > disclosure in Minnesota > > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > The issue of low income workers going without > health insurance from their employer is much, much > bigger than the 'big box' stores. John Gunyou > quoted research indicating that in Minnesota less > than half of the workforce has insurance through the > job. (someone help me here -- I didn't write this > stat. down and it isn't on his web site that I can > find -- what was the % he gave us?) > Craig Brooks > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > Wal-Mart fights benefits disclosure in Minnesota > Chris Serres, Star Tribune > June 2, 2005 WALMART0602 > > > Wal-Mart Stores Inc. does not want Minnesotans > to know how many of its workers > in this state receive public health care > assistance. > > The world's largest retailer has denounced as a > public-relations ploy > legislation -- which some state legislators have > dubbed the "anti-Wal-Mart > bill" -- that would create a public list of > companies whose workers are > enrolled in MinnesotaCare and other > government-funded health care programs. > > The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant > recently sent two executives to St. > Paul to lobby against the bill, which the > Legislature may vote on in special > session this month. Wal-Mart also sent a > two-page letter describing its health > care benefits to every legislator in the state. > > [snip] > > A Wisconsin state representative has introduced > a bill that would force big-box > retailers to reimburse the state for providing > the health care needs of their > under-paid and under-insured employees. > > The bill would place a graduated 1 percent to 2 > percent tax on gross receipts on > any store that exceeds $20 million in sales in a > taxable year, and that > allocates less than 10 percent of its payroll to > health insurance for its > employees. The bill applies only if the retailer > fails to pay full-time, > entry-level employees at least $22,000 a year, > or about $10.58 per hour; or if > more than 25 percent of the retailer's workforce > is part-time. The revenue > would go to the state's Medical Assistance trust > fund. > > Cont... > > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5435075.html > _______________________________________________ > This message was posted to Winona Online > Democracy > All messages must be signed by the sende rs > actual name. > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this > list. > To manage your subscription or view the message > archives, please visit > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you want help on how to contact elected > officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org > > > > > <(���)> > Craig > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy > All messages must be signed by the senders actual > name. > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this > list. > To manage your subscription or view the message > archives, please visit > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you want help on how to contact elected > officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org> _______________________________________________ > This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy > All messages must be signed by the senders actual > name. > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this > list. > To manage your subscription or view the message > archives, please visit > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you want help on how to contact elected > officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org <(���)> Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. 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