The Southern Highland Reader

STATEWIDE–Asheville blog Scrutiny Hooligans ran this post a couple of weeks ago.

A choice excerpt or two:

• Percentage of North Carolinians who are uninsured: 21%
• Rank of North Carolina among the states and the District of Columbia in the portion of residents that are uninsured: 15th
• Estimated annual cost to North Carolina due to productivity losses stemming from lack of health insurance: $4 billion
• Ratio of the increase in family health care premiums in North Carolina from 2000-2007 to the increase in NC median earnings: 5.3 to 1

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Tags: family health care, Health, health insurance, North Carolina, Scrutiny Hooligans

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