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New Study Shows Overwhelming Majority of Laid-Off Workers at Risk of Losing Health Insurance

By Evan Woodward

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Las Cruces, NM – A new study released last week by the consumer health organization, Families USA claims that an overwhelming number of newly unemployed workers in the United States are likely to lose their health care coverage. As KRWG's Evan Woodward reports, according to the study, workers who are laid off in New Mexico are at even greater risk.