Growing number of people uninsured

State health experts say 57,000 in the Wilmington area are living without health insurance.

At a health summit at UNC-Wilmington today, state and local health professionals discussed the growing number of people who are uninsured and underinsured. The summit was a way for health care workers to find solutions and strategies for dealing with the problem.

Mark Holmes, Vice President of the NC Institute of Medicine said, “In the interim we should be looking at making sure our safety net system, making sure all of our free clinics and the community health centers are strong and have the necessary finances they need to have these cares so no one will go with out it.”