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The New Face of Northwest's Uninsured: Middle Class

(The following story is courtesy of KPLU News) There's an old rule in politics that when a social problem reaches the middle class, politicians respond. That might explain why this summer Congress expects to tackle healthcare reform. As more-and-more people lose their jobs, the new face of the uninsured has become middle-income Americans. KPLU's Austin Jenkins profiles a Northwest woman who's out-of-work and uninsured. Click here to listen to the story.