Gracious Column
By Rihanna John
November 1st, 2015
Alabama isn’t making much progress when it comes to getting children insured, according to a report released this week by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
According to the report, states that expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act saw greater reductions in the number of uninsured children.
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“The ACA’s outreach and enrollment efforts were primarily targeted to adults but likely resulted in a ‘welcome mat’ effect for children who were previously eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP,” wrote the authors. “As parents learned about newly available affordable coverage, many children were likely signed up as their parents enrolled. The welcome mat effect appears to be strongest in those states that expanded Medicaid.”
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