Orlando Weekly

By: Trimmel Gomes 

The number of children without access to health coverage is on the rise in Florida. An annual report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families reveals there were 55,000 more uninsured children in the state in 2019 than in 2016. Anne Swerlick, a health policy analyst with the Florida Policy Institute, said the increase of just over 19 percent rivals neighboring states, and represents thousands of kids without adequate health coverage.How many? “A total of 343,000,” said Swerlick. “We have the highest rate, and the highest number, of uninsured children in the deep South.”

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