2013
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Rate of Uninsured Kids in U.S. At Historic Low; Florida Remains Above National Average
WGCU November 27, 2013 By John Davis, A national study released in November from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families found the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. reached an historic low in 2012 even as poverty rates for kids remains high. Using state-by-state census data, the report found the national average for…
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Children And Health Insurance: CA/OR Look Good
Jefferson Public Radio November 26, 2013 By Geoffrey Riley and Charlotte Duren, Even before the Affordable Care Act fully takes effect, children in both of our states are getting more health insurance coverage. A study from the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University shows growth in health insurance coverage for children in both Oregon and California. We’ll…
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Children’s hospital reaches out to parents, too
USA Today November 26, 2013 By Jayne O’Donnell, PHILADELPHIA — Amber Bailey used to travel up to an hour to see her baby’s pediatrician. That was when things were looking brighter and she was living in a house with her child’s father. She’s homeless now with two small children, but their doctor is only five…
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NH Drops Out of Top Ten for Reaching Uninsured Kids
Public News Services November 25, 2013 By Mike Clifford, CONCORD, N.H. – A new report shows that the Granite State has slipped just a bit among the states for providing health coverage to kids. The findings, from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families (CCF), showed New Hampshire took a big bite out of the problem by pulling…
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More Idaho Children Have Health Insurance
Idaho Kids Count November 25, 2013 National Opinion Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Children’s Health Insurance Washington, D.C. – A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report released today shows that more children in Idaho have health insurance coverage. “Children learn best when they are healthy and in their seats at school,” said Lauren…
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MA Sets National Pace for Reaching Uninsured Kids
Public News Service November 25, 2013 By Mike Clifford, BOSTON – New England states are leading the nation in a new report that compares states’ efforts to get health coverage to uninsured children, and Massachusetts is setting the pace. The Commonwealth was able to pull more than 1400 kids out of the ranks of the uninsured from…
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More U.S. Kids Have Insurance, But Nevada Lags
Public News Service November 25, 2013 By Troy Wilde LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Nevada has more children without health insurance than any other state, a new report has revealed. The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) study said about 17 percent of Nevada kids lack health coverage, compared with a national rate of just over…
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Virginia is improving health coverage for children
The Southwest Times November 25, 2013 A new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) found the number of uninsured children in the Commonwealth declined by about 14 percent between 2010 and 2012. The report attributes the good news to the success of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (known…
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Report: More Texas children have health insurance
El Paso Inc. November 25, 2013 By John Michaelson, AUSTIN – Despite the slow economic recovery, progress is being made in getting health insurance for more children in the United States, even though most people may not believe that. A new survey found that a majority of Americans think the number of uninsured children has…
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Children’s Health Insurance Coverage Up Nationwide, But PA Rates Stagnant
WESA November 25, 2013 By Deanna Garcia, A new report from Georgetown University finds that nationwide, the rate for uninsured children continues to decline, even as most Americans perceive that the rate is on the rise. “As of 2012 it was just over 7 percent nationwide without coverage,” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University…
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Fewer Kids Uninsured, But Coverage for Latino Children Lags
New America Media November 25, 2013 By Anna Challet, A new report shows the number of uninsured children in the United States is declining, especially among those living below the poverty line. But there are still over 5 million uninsured kids in the country, and they remain disproportionately Latino. Joan Alker, executive director of the…
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Report: Maine Lags Behind New England Neighbors in Covering Kids
Public News Service November 25, 2013 By Mike Clifford, AUGUSTA, Maine – New England states are leading the nation in a new report that compares states’ efforts to get health coverage to uninsured children, but Maine is clearly lagging behind its neighbors. The number of uninsured children in Maine increased by about 1200 in 2012 and 2013,…
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Number of uninsured AZ kids not declining
Arizona Daily Star November 24, 2013 By Stephanie Innes, Nationally the number of children without health insurance has been steadily declining, but not in Arizona. Nearly 214,000 Arizona children have no health insurance, which amounts to about 13 percent of the state’s kids. Only Alaska and Nevada have worse rates, researchers with Georgetown University’s Center…
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Study: Fewer Minnesota children are uninsured
San Francisco Chronicle November 23, 2013 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of uninsured children in Minnesota dropped by 16,000 between 2010 and 2012, according to a new national analysis by Georgetown University‘s Center for Children and Families. The number is what officials predicted when Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators expanded access to the MinnesotaCare program last July, according to the Star Tribune(http://strib.mn/1bZjfzU). Although the…
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MACPAC Testimony
Testimony by Tricia Brooks of Georgetown University Center for Children and Families before the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (November, 2013) In 1997, CHIP emerged from the ashes of the prior attempt at health reform. At the time, 5 million uninsured children were eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid, and despite the previous…
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Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum Joins CCF to Champion Children’s Coverage
By Priscilla Huang, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum I had the opportunity to join health policy experts from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for a panel discussion today hosted by New American Media, discussing encouraging findings in CCF’s latest report on the status of…
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CT Lags in Reaching Uninsured Kids – Experts Blame “Churn”
Public News Service November 22, 2013 By Mike Clifford, HARTFORD, Conn. – New England states are leading the nation in a new report that compares states’ efforts to get health coverage to uninsured children, but Connecticut has lagged slightly behind the region. Connecticut’s number of children without insurance increased by about 5,000 from 2010 to 2012. Tricia Brooks,…
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APIAHF Joins Leading Health Advocates Championing Children’s Coverage
APIAHF November 22, 2013 New Georgetown report shows number of uninsured children at historic low thanks to CHIP and Medicaid WASHINGTON—Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) policy director Priscilla Huang joined the Georgetown University Center for Children & Families (CCF) panel today with New American Media, discussing encouraging findings in CCF’s latest report…
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Ready, Set to Enroll? Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment on the Cusp of 2014
By Martha Heberlein and Tricia Brooks Of late, most of the media attention on ACA implementation has focused on the technical glitches in the federal (and to a lesser extent state) marketplaces and the end of inadequate individual insurance plans, while state Medicaid agencies have been hard at work behind the scenes revamping their business…
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MACPAC Considers Future of CHIP
At its November meeting, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) focused much time on CHIP: examining the diversity among CHIP programs, considering the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on CHIP, and exploring what the future might hold for CHIP. As a former CHIP director and someone who is still involved…