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A half-million West Virginians under age 65 had no insurance in 2007-08, or one-in-three residents, according to a report released this week by Families USA.
West Virginia's data reflects a national trend in the proportion of Americans who are uninsured, an ever increasing number as businesses fall to the nation's financial slump.
The lack of health coverage is both dangerous and expensive, said Perry Bryant, director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, with the uninsured ending up in emergency rooms for primary care, and health systems shifting costs to those who have coverage.
Bryant said he was disappointed the legislature passed few measures that would improve the health of West Virginians.
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