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As Passage of Health Bill Nears, New Estimates of State by State Job Gains From Lower Premiums
Madison, WI – As Congress and the White House are locked in the final negotiations over the health care reform bill, a new analysis from the consumer group Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group finds that the legislation will mean 5,600 to 9,000 more jobs in Wisconsin. With job losses now the central economic issue confronting America, the analysis shows that the health care cost savings the bill will achieve will help businesses add new employees.
“For years, rising costs have made hiring new employees more expensive than it should be—choking employment growth,” said WISPIRG Program Associate Shannon Nelson. “By holding down health care costs, health reform will mean a brighter future for job creation in Wisconsin.”
WISPIRG’s projections are based on a January report from the Center for American Progress which found that reform could add between 250,000 and 400,000 jobs nationwide every year.[1] WISPIRG’s analysis broke down those gains state by state, based on each state’s share of private national health expenditures.
“We’ve got to put our country back to work,” said Nelson, “and Wisconsin’s Congressional representatives need to know that a vote for health reform is a vote for jobs.”
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State
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Number of Jobs Added (Low Growth Estimate)
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Number of Jobs Added High Growth Estimate)
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Alabama
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3,800
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6,000
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Alaska
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700
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1,200
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Arizona
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3,600
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5,800
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Arkansas
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2,000
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3,200
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California
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26,900
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43,000
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Colorado
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4,100
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6,500
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Connecticut
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3,600
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5,800
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Delaware
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900
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1,400
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District of
Columbia
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800
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1,200
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Florida
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14,900
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23,800
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Georgia
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6,500
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10,400
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Hawaii
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1,100
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1,800
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Idaho
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1,100
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1,700
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Illinois
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11,300
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18,200
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Indiana
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5,600
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9,000
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Iowa
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2,800
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4,400
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Kansas
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2,600
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4,200
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Kentucky
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3,600
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5,800
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Louisiana
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3,200
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5,100
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Maine
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1,300
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2,100
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Maryland
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5,300
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8,500
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Massachusetts
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6,800
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11,000
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Michigan
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8,300
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13,300
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Minnesota
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5,100
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8,100
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Mississippi
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2,000
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3,200
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Missouri
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4,900
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7,800
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Montana
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800
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1,300
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Nebraska
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1,700
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2,700
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Nevada
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1,900
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3,100
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New Hampshire
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1,300
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2,000
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New Jersey
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8,400
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13,400
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New Mexico
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1,300
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2,000
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New York
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16,200
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25,900
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North Carolina
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7,100
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11,400
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North Dakota
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700
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1,100
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Ohio
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10,700
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17,000
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Oklahoma
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2,800
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4,500
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Oregon
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3,000
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4,900
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Pennsylvania
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11,400
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18,300
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Rhode Island
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1,000
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1,600
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South Carolina
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3,400
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5,500
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South Dakota
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700
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1,200
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Tennessee
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5,000
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7,900
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Texas
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17,300
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27,700
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Utah
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1,800
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2,900
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Vermont
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600
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1,000
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Virginia
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6,600
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10,600
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Washington
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5,600
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8,900
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West Virginia
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1,700
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2,700
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Wisconsin
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5,600
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9,000
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Wyoming
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500
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800
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