The Victoria Advocate | Texas tops states in uninsured citizens

"Nearly 82 million people - one third of the U.S. population younger than 65 - lacked health insurance at some point over the past two years and most of those were uninsured for more than nine months, says a study by the private group Families USA.

The problem reaches deep into the middle-class, affects African-Americans and Hispanics disproportionately and is most pronounced among people younger than 25, according to the group's analysis of census data.

The study, which is being released today, found that 8.5 million Texas residents, or 43.4 percent of the non-elderly population, did not have health insurance - the highest rate in the country."


That's bad news, even worse that I thought. Lots of uninsured Bubbas with guns.