Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth
By: Carley Perlman
April 29, 2016
KidsCare program’s frozen in Arizona, making this state the only state without Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Based on a report by the Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, this lead to more than 160,000 uninsured children – making Arizona the 2nd highest rate for uninsured children.
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As you know, the Cover Kids Coalition is supporting efforts to unfreeze the KidsCare program in Arizona, currently the only state in the country without a Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). A recent study by Georgetown University and Children’s Action Alliance found more than 160,000 Arizona children do not have health coverage, the second highest rate of uninsured kids in the nation.
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