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Latino Child Health Coverage Rate Reaches Record High, But Threats Loom

The Huffington Post

By: Steven T. Lopez

According to the report by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, in 2015, latino children reached a record high 92.5% of insurance rate. The report also showed that 95% of children nationwide now have healthcare coverage, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. However, there is still work to be done to help all children be insured.

Latino children with health coverage reached a record high 92.5 percent in 2015, the second year after key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, according to our new joint report with the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. These gains are part of larger overall coverage gains for America’s children. For the first time in U.S. history, more than 95 percent of all children have health coverage.

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