State’s Uninsured Number Jumps; Kids’ Health Care Coverage Is Lone Bright Spot
February 5, 2010| Posted in Front Page Slideshow, In the News
Rep. Paul Thissen Responds to Report Indicating Growing Number of Minnesotans Lack Health Insurance.
State Rep. Paul Thissen responded to a report released today by the Minnesota Department of Health indicating the number of Minnesotans without health insurance jumped from 7.2% in 2007 to 9.1% in 2009. The primary cause of this increase was a decline in employer-sponsored health insurance.
“Minnesotans continue to be hit by the double-whammy of job loss and loss of health care coverage. Thousands more are underemployed, working at part-time jobs that do not include benefits, while others simply cannot afford the high cost of health insurance. This is a trend that must be reversed.”
The report indicated that the number of uninsured doubled among those making 300-400% of poverty level.
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