Affordable health insurance is available in 76% of the country’s 100 most populous cities, with premiums at less than $100 per person per month for a family policy with a $2,000 deductible and 20% co-insurance, according to a new e-HealthInsurance survey. Texas, which has the largest number of uninsured children in the country--20%, or 1.3 million children--offered policies with affordable premiums for children, and Arizona, with 17% of its population uninsured, also had inexpensive insurance options for families. Premiums to insure a family of four ranged from $159.06 per month in Grand Rapids, Mich., to $962.00 per month in Spokane, Wash., with states that had community rating and guaranteed issue laws ranking among the most expensive. One purpose of the survey was to demonstrate that parents can purchase inexpensive insurance for their children even if they cannot afford a family policy.
