Community Catalyst

January 15, 2016

A study by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families reported that Arizona has one of the highest rates for uninsured children in the United States. This is due to the fact that Arizona does not have an active CHIP program, which they call KidsCare. That is also affecting the state in their children’s future education and economic well-being.

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For the fifth year in a row, Arizona had the third highest child uninsured rate in the nation. In 2014, 10% of Arizona’s children were uninsured compared to about 6% nationally, according to a new report we released this week with Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.

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