The Southern Highland Reader

STATEWIDE–Today’s Washington Post details North Carolina’s health insurance situation, whict the Post deems the worst in the nation.

An excerpt:

In the past two years, North Carolina’s number of uninsured has climbed 22.5 percent, the biggest jump in the nation, according to an analysis by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, a quasi-state agency. Nationwide, about 22 percent of adults do not have health insurance. Here in North Carolina, 25 percent of adults — or 1.8 million people — have no coverage. An additional 9 percent are underinsured.

For most Americans, health insurance and employment are linked. Every 1 percent increase in the jobless rate translates into 1.1 million people losing coverage nationally, according to the independent Kaiser Family Foundation. North Carolina’s unemployment rate has doubled in the past year to 10.7 percent, making it the fourth-highest in the country.

Tags: Health, health insurance, unemployment rate, Washington Post

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