Number of uninsured Minnesotans tops 9 percent

The number of Minnesota residents lacking health insurance increased from 7.2 to 9.1 percent between 2007 and 2009, according to a new survey by the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. The study estimates that 480,000 Minnesotans lacked coverage last year, an increase of more than 100,000 compared to 2007.