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Why We Need Health Reform

State-by-State Fact Sheets

State-by-state fact sheets show the need for health reform in every state.

An emergency room nurse and doctor confer at the University of California-Davis Medical Center. In every state individuals and households are paying more for health care, and state uninsured rates continue to rise. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)
An emergency room nurse and doctor confer at the University of California-Davis Medical Center. In every state individuals and households are paying more for health care, and state uninsured rates continue to rise. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Our broken health care system forces families and businesses to struggle with skyrocketing costs and puts millions of Americans at risk of losing the insurance they have now. Below are fact sheets that show how our broken health care system affects people in each state.

State fact sheets

Alaska | Alabama | Arkansas | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | District of Columbia | Deleware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Iowa | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Massachusetts | Maryland | Maine | Michigan | Minnesota | Missouri | Mississippi | Montana | North Carolina | North Dakota | Nebraska | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | Nevada | New York | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pensylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Virginia | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia | Wyoming

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