(Kaiser Health News) In historic downtown Pueblo, Colo., business is down at the Gold Dust Saloon, a kid-friendly place known for a hamburger smothered with chili called the "slopper."
Despite the tough financial times, the restaurant recently decided to help cooks and waiters buy health coverage for the first time in its 25-year history…
The restaurant is one of 30 employers participating in a county program to provide low-cost coverage to employees of small businesses. The approach is called "three share" because the $180 monthly premium is divvied up equally among the employer, the worker and the community. In Pueblo, two local hospitals pay the community portion.
The effort is the kind of modest attempt financially strapped states and communities are pursuing to help the uninsured, even as Congress debates a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system. Health care analysts say the initiatives show promise and help some people who otherwise wouldn't be covered.
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