By Jonathan Shorman
October 31st, 2015
A new study shows the number of children in Kansas without health insurance stands at an all-time low and below the national average, though advocates say barriers to public assistance are halting further progress.
About 5.5 percent of Kansas children had no health insurance in 2014, the Georgetown University report found. That is under the national average of about 6 percent.
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“Children thrive when their parents are healthy and economically secure. Improvements in health coverage for parents benefit the whole family. Medicaid expansion would be a very smart choice for Kansas to make on behalf of its low-wage workers — and its economy,” Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, said in a statement.
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