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Did you know?

  • More than 66,000 residents of Escambia County DO NOT have health insurance of any kind.
  • Eighty percent of those without insurance HAVE JOBS.
  • More than 25% of employers do not offer health insurance to their employees.
  • People who are uninsured are much more likely to put off seeking medical care until their conditions worsen and become more expensive to treat.
  • Treating people without health insurance increases health care costs for EVERYONE.


A Personal Story

During her married life, Margaret Granshaw enjoyed the insurance benefits of her husband's company. Later, she began working as an underwriter to a health insurance company, which offered its own coverage, but eventually the company folded. Now divorced, Margaret has tried relentlessly to find jobs, but she has experienced difficulty because of her age...
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