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"We've designed these plans to help the greatest number of people possible. Anyone who wants to save money on their healthcare can join Reassurance Health: people with or without health insurance; people who have been laid off; single or married; young or old," said DiBenedetto.

Because Reassurance Health is not insurance, there are no physical examinations or personal restrictions other than a 12-month waiting period on pre-existing conditions. These plans are not available in Florida, Kentucky, Connecticut, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Vermont and Washington.

By the Numbers (Note to reporters/editors: Additional background is available at www.ReassuranceHealth.com/press)

• Forty-seven million people in the U.S. lack health insurance, including eight million children under the age of 18.
• 83 percent of the uninsured are in working families
• The average American family spent more than $3,200 a year on health-related expenses not covered by their insurance, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2005 Consumer Expenditures survey.
• 11 million non-elderly Americans (ages 18-64) with chronic physical illnesses (such as heart disease, diabetes, and asthma) are not getting the medical care they need due to lack of health insurance coverage.
• 62.1 percent of Americans without health insurance live in households with a full-time worker; 21.3 percent with a part-time worker
• Nationally, 41 percent of uninsured adults report being unable to see a doctor when needed due to costs involved, compared to nine percent of adults who have healthcare coverage.
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