AZ Central

By: Stephanie Innes

The number of Arizonans without health insurance grew by nearly 64,000 people in 2019, well before the COVID-19 pandemic that may swell those ranks, new Census data says… In her blog post, Joan Alker of Georgetown University wrote that Latino children saw the largest jump in their already high uninsured rate — one percentage point – from 8.2% to 9.2% between 2018 and 2019. “This is clear evidence of a chilling effect of the administration’s ongoing campaign of hostility and intimidation directed at immigrant and mixed-status families including its dangerous ‘public charge’ rule,” Alker wrote.

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