In 1995, after enrollment reached 1.2 million, the state closed eligibility to uninsured adults.

"We have a class of uninsured low-income adults, regardless of age."

New York has made health coverage affordable to children in working families; uninsured adults deserve the same.

The vast majority of uninsured adults in poor health had difficulty getting care.

Some are uninsured young adults in robust health who pay the low fees for a flu shot or for dental work.

Only 7 percent of uninsured adults say they are uninsured by choice.

It allows young Americans to remain on their parents' health insurance until they turn 27, helping to cover one in three uninsured young adults.

Some states also want to reach beyond children to some of the nation's 33 million uninsured adults.

The rise of uninsured young adults results from two main economic forces, analysts say.

But the number of uninsured adults rose to 32.7 million, from 31.2 million in 2000.