The number of Rhode Islanders without health insurance doubled between 2000  and 2010, with an estimated 140,000 people uninsured at some point ... number  of uninsured in the state. According ... highest uninsured rates in New England at  31%. ... decreased by 8% whereas the percentage of adults increased by 11%.
Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in  New England. — PolitiFact Rhode Island on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011.
The Best State for health care access is Massachusetts, which also ranks fifth for  health ... Four other New England states also make the top 10: Connecticut,  Vermont, .... In No. 1 Rhode Island, 18 percent of adults went without a routine  checkup, ... About 1 in 10 adults in the U.S., both insured and uninsured, reported  that …
other states in order to provide optimal health for all Rhode Islanders. A ....  Percent of Rhode Island adults with high school and college diplomas ....  uninsured patients were seen and discharged from a hospital emergency  department [14]. ...... While this is a respectable ranking, HEALTH ranked behind  New England's five ...
The other top-10 states for health care range from four New England states to ....  Rhode Island ... This includes concerning measures such as the percentage of  adults without health insurance and the percentage who haven't had a routine ...  About 1 in 10 adults in the U.S., both insured and uninsured, reported that …
Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England.