by Ken Alltucker - Sept. 14, 2011 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
The number of Arizonans without health insurance increased slightly in 2010, with about one out of five residents lacking health coverage, according to U.S. census figures released Tuesday.
The census report showed that nearly 1.3 million Arizona residents, or 19.1 percent, had no private or government-sponsored health insurance in 2010. That represented a slight increase from 18.9 percent of residents without health insurance in 2009, according to the census.
Health-policy experts say that uninsured rate reflects the state's stagnant economy.
"You're going to see that trend continue unless we get some larger employers," said Eugene Schneller, an Arizona State University professor of health management and policy.
Most people in Arizona with health insurance receive coverage through their job. About 3.3 million Arizonans were enrolled in an employer-sponsored health-insurance plan last year. Another 2.2 million Arizona residents took government health-insurance plans through Medicare, Medicaid or the military.
Some expect that Arizona's share of uninsured will likely swell when next year's numbers come out. Enrollment freezes in Arizona's KidsCare program for low-income children and their families took effect in 2010.
Ten states had higher share of residents without health insurance, led by Texas, where 24.6 percent of residents had no health insurance. Massachusetts, which has its own universal coverage plan, had the nation's lowest rate of uninsured at 5.6 percent.
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