"The majority of states experienced significant declines in employer-sponsored coverage this decade. A new analysis of the under-65 population documents the variation in both the level and extent of coverage lost between 2000-01 and 2006-07. Forty-one states experienced significant losses in coverage across every region of the United States. South Carolina, Missouri, North Carolina, and Maryland experienced losses in excess of 7 percentage points, while no state experienced an increase. The interactive map below illustrates the loss in employer-sponsored coverage by state, accompanied by coverage of kids and workers." Download Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report by Elise Gould, with research assistance from Emily Garr in PDF format.
