If California is a harbinger...

...for the rest of the nation (and it often is), a new study should give those still undecided on health care reform something to think about:

The number of uninsured adults and children in California swelled by 25 percent between 2007 and 2009, according to a new report by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.

One quarter of the state’s population is now uninsured, according to the analysis, and less than half of those with insurance receive it through employers. (My emphasis.)