CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new report shows fewer West Virginians are getting health insurance through their employer.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report released Thursday says about 59 percent of West Virginia residents got their insurance through a job in 2011. That's down from 64 percent in 2000.
Foundation officials say higher costs translate to fewer employers offering insurance coverage, and fewer employees accepting it when it is offered.
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