SEATTLE, Aug. 12, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one
of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces released a
report on states around the country where essential workers could
face the greatest risk are those with a high rate of essential
workforce and states that lack employer-sponsored health
insurance.
The work environments during the pandemic have been extremely
risky for the essential workforce. The essential workers putting
themselves on the frontlines are considered heroes by many for
keeping the country running in hard times. Unfortunately, it's
essential workers that are disproportionately under-insured and
underpaid than non-essential workers.
Visit the full report here,
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/essential-workers-at-risk-of-covid-19
Key Findings:
- Essential workers have an uninsured rate of 13% compared to 8%
of non-essential workers.
- Nationally, 84% of employers offer health insurance
coverage.
- Thirty-five percent of essential workers have had work hours
reduced or limited from the pandemic compared to 24% of
non-essential workers.
- Fifty percent of essential workers can't afford a $500 unexpected medical bill, compared to 69% of
non-essential workers.
- Restaurant, construction and home health industries have the
highest rates of uninsured workers and low wage jobs.
Methodology
QuoteWizard analyzed State Health Access
Data Assistance Center data on the percentage of employers offering
health insurance for workers in each state. We then paired that
data with United Way's rate of essential workers in each state. Our
analysis aimed at finding which states have the highest rate of
essential workers and how likely that state is to provide health
insurance for workers.
Rank
|
Location
|
% Employer Health
Coverage
|
% Essential
Workers
|
1
|
Montana
|
70.6%
|
46.4%
|
2
|
Wyoming
|
71.6%
|
53.5%
|
3
|
Alaska
|
75.0%
|
45.0%
|
4
|
Vermont
|
76.8%
|
45.3%
|
5
|
Idaho
|
77.0%
|
43.2%
|
6
|
New
Mexico
|
77.1%
|
42.8%
|
7
|
Maine
|
80.1%
|
44.6%
|
8
|
Utah
|
81.2%
|
44.6%
|
9
|
Colorado
|
81.7%
|
42.6%
|
10
|
North
Carolina
|
82.2%
|
46.0%
|
11
|
Oregon
|
82.3%
|
46.0%
|
12
|
Arkansas
|
83.1%
|
49.6%
|
13
|
Mississippi
|
83.2%
|
48.8%
|
14
|
Wisconsin
|
83.5%
|
50.1%
|
15
|
Florida
|
83.6%
|
40.0%
|
16
|
South
Dakota
|
83.7%
|
50.4%
|
17
|
Nebraska
|
83.7%
|
49.4%
|
18
|
Washington
|
83.7%
|
42.4%
|
19
|
Michigan
|
83.8%
|
47.0%
|
20
|
Louisiana
|
84.1%
|
48.9%
|
21
|
West
Virginia
|
84.1%
|
47.7%
|
22
|
Indiana
|
84.3%
|
51.8%
|
23
|
Oklahoma
|
84.5%
|
46.5%
|
24
|
California
|
84.6%
|
43.5%
|
25
|
Minnesota
|
85.1%
|
46.0%
|
26
|
Rhode
Island
|
85.1%
|
41.1%
|
27
|
Georgia
|
85.2%
|
45.0%
|
28
|
Kentucky
|
85.5%
|
51.3%
|
29
|
Iowa
|
85.6%
|
46.6%
|
30
|
Ohio
|
85.7%
|
46.8%
|
31
|
South
Carolina
|
85.8%
|
48.2%
|
32
|
Arizona
|
85.8%
|
39.3%
|
33
|
Tennessee
|
85.9%
|
49.0%
|
34
|
Nevada
|
86.1%
|
48.4%
|
35
|
Missouri
|
86.1%
|
46.8%
|
36
|
Texas
|
86.1%
|
44.0%
|
37
|
Kansas
|
86.3%
|
49.2%
|
38
|
New
Hampshire
|
86.4%
|
40.5%
|
39
|
North
Dakota
|
86.5%
|
57.2%
|
40
|
New
York
|
86.7%
|
46.1%
|
41
|
Connecticut
|
86.7%
|
40.8%
|
42
|
Virginia
|
86.8%
|
43.3%
|
43
|
Maryland
|
87.1%
|
39.4%
|
44
|
Delaware
|
87.3%
|
46.6%
|
45
|
New
Jersey
|
87.6%
|
44.1%
|
46
|
Alabama
|
87.9%
|
48.7%
|
47
|
Illinois
|
88.0%
|
48.0%
|
48
|
Pennsylvania
|
88.3%
|
46.3%
|
49
|
Massachusetts
|
90.1%
|
43.5%
|
50
|
Hawaii
|
95.4%
|
50.3%
|
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