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Net income for the health insurance industry declined 12.4 percent as of Sept. 30, compared to the same period last year, according to analysis by Highline Data, which provides financial and marketing information on insurance companies.

Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2009

Among firms with health benefits, distribution of firms reporting the likelihood of making the following changes in the next year.

One-third of Americans are worried about losing their health insurance, and 11 percent have already dropped their coverage due to the recession.

Legislation approved Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives would temporarily extend federal COBRA subsidies to help cover the cost of health coverage,

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