Nevada Has Highest Percentage Of Uninsured Children

American Voices

October 2, 2009 | ISSUE 45•40

A Census report says that Nevada leads the nation in uninsured children, with nearly 20 percent lacking health coverage. What do you think?

Good thing my kid's a bully and I don't have to worry about that stuff."

Jenny Melowic
Systems Analyst
This is really only shocking until you hear that 40 percent of children lack health insurance in my family."

Peter Magas
Night Cleaner
As a resident of Mississippi, I can't tell you how proud I am that we didn't finish dead last in a quality-of-life measurement."

Jason Walter
Credit Authorizer

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