1.   And unless they buy their own policies, the growing numbers of consultants, free-lancers and other independent workers also lack such insurance.

2.   And there will be immense pressure to subsidize the expenses of poorer older Americans - who incidentally are those most likely to lack insurance.

3.   And, it said, many people cannot afford treatment because they lack insurance that would cover it.

4.   About one-half of those people with incomes at or below the poverty level lacked insurance for at least a month.

5.   But the irony of working in health care yet lacking insurance did not escape me.

6.   But the couple lacked disability insurance.

7.   First, biotech execs should be the strongest advocates of national health reform designed to cover the millions of Americans who lack insurance.

8.   How many children and teens lack insurance?

9.   Homeowners lacking such insurance -- with some exemptions for low-income property owners -- would be ineligible for any federal disaster relief except immediate humanitarian aid.