2012
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Most States Made Little Progress in Getting Kids Health Coverage
MedPage Today October 26, 2012 By David Pittman The number of uninsured children fell nationally last year to 5.5 million from 6.4 million 2 years prior, yet 30 states saw no significant change in their rate of coverage, a report showed. Despite 900,000 more children added to insurance rolls since 2009, more than half of…
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Nevada, Texas, Arizona – States with Highest Rate of Uninsured Kids
Forbes October 25, 2012 Dan Munro I’m sure there are a few lists that State Governors are anxious to boast about when they get together for their National Governors Association Annual Meeting in the summer. This isn’t one of those lists. States With Highest Rate of Uninsured Children Nevada – 16.2% Texas – 13.2% Arizona – 12.9% Florida…
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Study Shows Number of Uninsured Kids in California Down Slightly
Capital Public Radio October 25, 2012 By Pauline Bartolone The Georgetown University report shows almost three quarters of a million California children had no coverage in 2011 – that makes the state second only to Texas in the number of uninsured kids. But the percent of uninsured children in California has dropped slightly in recent years. …
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Medicaid Expansion: Out of the Woodwork or Onto the Welcome Mat
By Lynn Blewett, SHADAC Director (Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared on the SHADAC blog. ) The Woodwork Effect In health policy terms, the “woodwork effect” is a phenomenon that occurs when an expansion of public program eligibility takes place (whether through federal action or a state-level initiative), and individuals who were already eligible for…
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What Was Medicaid Doing in a Foreign Policy Debate?
My oldest son was required to watch this week’s presidential debate and report back to his teacher on flawed logical reasoning by the candidates. I thought my husband, who is somewhat of a foreign policy wonk, would be on homework helper duty and I could just sit back and enjoy the show—after all, it was…
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Nevada kids’ uninsured rate growing
Las Vegas Review-Journal October 25, 2012 By Jennifer Robison A new report says a big share of Nevada kids lack health insurance. But observers disagree on how to help them get coverage. The Silver State had an uninsured rate of 16.2 percent among children in 2011, well above the national rate of 7.5 percent, and…
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Colorado’s uninsured children totals improve, but fall behind national average
Denver Post October 24, 2012 By Michael Booth Colorado made a dent in the number of children without health insurance from 2009 to 2011, but fell a bit further behind the national average, according to a new study by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Using Census Bureau data, Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families…
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Fewer uninsured children in Kansas now
Kansas Public Radio Oct. 24, 2012 By Bryan Thompson WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas has done a good job the past couple of years covering more children with health insurance. In 2009, 8.2 per cent of children in Kansas were uninsured, according to a new report from the Georgetown Center on Children and Families. Two years later, the…
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Study: Calif. Had Second-Highest Count of Uninsured Kids in 2011
California Healthline October 23, 2012 In 2011, California had the second-highest number of uninsured children in the U.S., according to a report by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families, WUSF’s “Health News Florida” reports (Gentry, “Health News Florida,” WUSF, 10/23). Key Findings The report found that about 745,000 children living in California,…
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Uninsured Rate for Florida Kids Drops Below 12%
Health News Florida October 23, 2012 By Carol Gentry Florida is making great progress in getting children enrolled in health insurance, according to a reportreleased Tuesday. But the authors warn the trend could stall if the state rejects Medicaid expansion. Between 2009 and 2011, despite the bad economy, Florida was able to reduce the number of…
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California has lowered number of medically uninsured children
Sacramento Bee October 24, 2012 By Dan Walteres California, the nation’s most populous state, also has the nation’s largest number of medically uninsured children, but has lowered that number sharply in recent years, according to a new study by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Ironically, however, the study attributes that decline from 2009 to 2011, in part,…
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Mississippi makes progress in uninsured children rate
The Clarion-Ledger October 23, 2012 By Geoff Pender Between 2009 and 2011, Mississippi reduced its rate of uninsured children, from more than 10 percent to 8.1 percent, according to a report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. But with more than 60,000 children in the state still uninsured, officials with Georgetown and Mississippi…
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NV Leads Nation (Again) in Numbers of Uninsured Children
Public News Service October 23, 2012 By Chris Thomas CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada has the highest percentage of children without health insurance in the nation, according to a new report. Just over 16 percent of Nevada kids are uninsured, and theanalysis by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University says that is more…
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New York’s Uninsured Children Don’t Have to Wait Until 2014
Health Care for All New York October 23, 2012 Nationally, the number of uninsured children decreased to 5.5 million in 2011 from 6.4 million in 2009, according to a new report by the Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. New York has contributed to that success by extending coverage to more children through Medicaid…
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50-State Analysis Shows Number of Uninsured Children Declined Over Past Two Years
Washington, D.C. – The number of children living in poverty remained high yet the number of uninsured children decreased from 6.4 million in 2009 to 5.5 million in 2011, according to a new report by Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families. This builds on the good news reported for young adult…
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More Children Have Health Insurance Thanks to Medicaid, CHIP and ACA
Today we released a report with some encouraging news for America’s children and families. Our report found that despite the fact that childhood poverty remained high, the number of uninsured children declined last year. This builds on the good news on young adult coverage gains reported in September. The Affordable Care Act was behind the young…
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Uninsured Children 2009-2011: Charting the Nation’s Progress
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families researchers analyzed health insurance data from the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey to get a closer look at children’s coverage trends. The authors found that the nation continues to make steady progress covering children, despite no reduction in the number of children living in poverty. A strong commitment to…
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Vote Now for Favorite Comments on New Mexico’s Medicaid Waiver Proposal
By Wesley Prater HHS has done a good job of inserting more transparency into the Medicaid waiver approval process and providing “waiver watchers” with an opportunity to provide our input on important health care policy decisions. One way the agency is collecting input is through the “CMS Idea Factory” website. Now is the time to…
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Where do States Stand on Affordable Care Act’s Essential Health Benefits?
By Joe Touschner As shocking as it may seem, the end of the year is less than 90 days away. That’s right, we’re in the fourth quarter, the one that includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, the holiday season, and New Year’s Eve. The third quarter wrapped up at the end of September, and with it the time…
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Blurriness Continues to Swirl Around Role of Navigators vs. Insurance Brokers
In July, HHS Secretary Sebelius responded to an inquiry from a group of Congressmen regarding distinctions between navigators and brokers. The Secretary’s letter clearly articulated that states cannot require navigators to be licensed insurance brokers or agents. The letter provides other helpful clarifications, as well. Unfortunately, some of the wording of the letter has spurred additional…