Percentage change since 2002 in average premiums paid to large U.S. health-insurance companies : +87
Percentage change in the profi ts of the top ten insurance companies : +428
Chances that an American bankrupted by medical bills has health insurance : 7 in 10
Portion of its membership that Washington State’s subsidized health plan intends to lose this year : 1/3
Average percentage by which it is raising premiums in order to do so : 70
Number of states that have run out of money for unemployment insurance : 16
Total amount they have borrowed from the federal government so far to bridge the gap : $11,743,613,200
Date on which Illinois stopped paying to bury the corpses of the indigent : 7/1/09
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