All those states also have high levels of migrant workers or workers in
service jobs.  Many people down here also have minimal coverage or only
seasonal coverage, a statistic that is not often counted.  Our elderly are
usually covered by Medicare once they reach age but, I do know of people who
can't afford insurance once they become disabled but, don't qualify for
Medicaid or Medicare.

Beth T


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From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List

Subject: Re: A Small Amplification....


i guess i'd be interested and concerned about florida.
got to be some older ones down there more so than
calif and texas. when you get a older population there
is need for the coverage.


--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> Not that I can find, but there is some data in a
> table that shows the
> states with the highest number of people without
> health insurance.  As I
> quickly scanned the table, it looked like the states
> with the highest
> number of uninsured citizens were, for the most
> part, in the West, with
> a few exceptions (notably Florida).  However, two of
> the states showing
> the highest numbers of people without health
> insurance were Texas and
> California, which have pretty heterogeneous
> populations, so I can't say
> that it's just "younger" states. =20
>
> Alaska and Wyoming were also close to the top of the
> list in uninsured
> people, which may be related to several factors.
> The main factor I see
> in Wyoming is that some people live long distances
> from a doctor, or
> hospital, or other healthcare facility, so they may
> not bother with the
> expense of insurance.  An analogy that comes to mind
> would be not having
> a car if you aren't going to be near a gas station.
>
> =20
> Kendall Corbett
> [log in to unmask]
>