What do most states with the highest percentage of uninsured populations have in common? They are all border states, according to a report by the Florida Hospital Association.
Texas leads the nation with 26.8 percent of its population under 65 that did not have health care coverage in 2006, according to "Databrief: Uninsured and the Impact on Florida’s Hospitals”. New Mexico and Florida, each with 24 percent of their population uninsured in 2006, are the next two states with the highest percentage of uninsured residents.
In fact, six of the 10 states with the highest percentage of uninsured residents are border states, according to the FHA report. The other four – Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada and Oklahoma – are neighbors to the border states.
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