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According to the new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, the rates of insured children nationwide reached a historical high of 95%. From 2013 to 2015, Louisiana surpassed the nation’s high percentage of insured children by 1%, as it expanded Medicaid – getting coverage for 23,000 children and eligibility for 298,000 adults.

Jan Moller, director of Louisiana Budget Project, mentioned that Louisiana has been working on providing insurance to all children before the Affordable Care Act took place. And so, he is very happy that the efforts by previous governors and current governor came together to reach this public health success story. Louisiana plans to continue expanding and providing insurance to all, as they are sure of all the benefits that coverage provides in now and in the future.

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More than 96 percent of Louisiana children have health insurance with an additional 23,000 children getting coverage since 2013, according to a report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.

Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says while the upcoming general election is highlighting areas where the country disagrees on health care, progress has still been made in securing coverage for those in need.

“We see success around the country,” she states. “And I think this speaks to how, despite all of the fighting and very intense partisanship around the Affordable Care Act, we can feel good as a country that we’ve come together through Medicaid, CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) and the Affordable Care Act and really reduced the number of uninsured children.”

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