http://kuer.org en http://kuer.org/post/new-and-improved-survey-data-shows-more-utahns-uninsured <p>The Utah Department of Health released new data Wednesday estimating that more than 13 percent of the population went without health insurance last year.&nbsp; That’s about 3 percentage points higher than the previous year, but health officials say the increase is at least partly due to improved survey methods.&nbsp;</p><p>UDOH spokesperson Tom Hudachko says you can’t make a fair comparison between numbers in 2010 and 2011 because state survey methods were changed significantly.&nbsp; For example, pollsters are now calling cellphones instead of just land lines.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:02 +0000 Andrea Smardon 17466 at http://kuer.org New and Improved Survey Data Shows More Utahns Uninsured