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| May 10, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bruce Japsen

CHICAGO _ Seeking to address a growing social problem and save themselves money, more than 50 of the country's largest employers plan to band together to offer health insurance to workers who otherwise would not qualify.

The companies _ including McDonald's Corp., Sears Roebuck and Co., Caterpillar Inc., Ford Motor Co. and General Electric Co. _ on Monday said they could eventually offer coverage to 4 million uninsured workers and their dependents by next year.

Coverage would be offered to part-time, temporary, and contract employees as well as early retirees. Increasingly, these workers are making up a larger share of the nearly 44 million uninsured…

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