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Jul

Number of uninsured increases by 700,000 in 2008

Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Health Interview Survey, 43.8 million Americans did not have health insurance in 2008. That’s 700,000 more people than in 2007 and 2.8 million more than 1997.

The amount of children under 18 that were uninsured in 2008 remained the same as in 2007 at 8.9%, and was down from 1997 at 13.9%.

Massachusetts had the lowest rate of uninsured persons (3%), and Texas had the highest (22.9%).

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