Pennsylvania has outstripped every state in the nation except Michigan in the loss of employment-based health insurance coverage over the course of the decade, according to a new report analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data.
In 2007 and 2008, 694,471 fewer Pennsylvanians were insured by an employer policy than in 2000-01. The nation as a whole also saw a dramatic decline in coverage, with 17 million fewer Americans insured by an employer policy in 2008 than at the start of the decade.
