By Andy Miller
October 29th, 2015
The number of uninsured children in Georgia dropped by nearly 50,000 after the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, a new report has found.
But the state’s 189,000 children who remain uninsured make Georgia’s rate relatively high – 7.6 percent, versus 6 percent nationally.
The report from Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families said the national total of 4.4 million uninsured children in 2014 was down from 5.2 million the previous year. The 6 percent national average is a historic low, the report said.
“The Affordable Care Act is one of the most significant domestic policy initiatives in decades, and it builds on more than a decade of success in reducing the number of uninsured children through Medicaid and [the Children’s Health Insurance Program],” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown center. “This national achievement in reducing the number of uninsured children is the result of many efforts made by many different policymakers and stakeholders at the state and national levels.”
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