Uninsured in Missouri: Rise triples U.S. average
subscribeMatthew Franck St. Louis Post Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY -- The number of Missourians who don't have health insurance skyrocketed at three times the national rate in 2006, according to census figures released Tuesday.
Health experts say the jump offers evidence that many people cut from the state's Medicaid program two years ago have failed to find other medical coverage.
The jump in Missouri's uninsured was expected, given that more than 100,000 Medicaid recipients were bumped from the program amid budget cuts by Gov. Matt Blunt in 2005.