Nearly 2 million Californians lost health insurance during recession
Nearly 2 million Californians lost their health insurance during 2008 and 2009 -- years characterized by a deep recession and mass layoffs -- bringing the total number of uninsured in the state to more than 8 million, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Thousands of people in Washington State could lose their Medicaid coverage in the next couple of months.