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According to the new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, the rates of insured children nationwide reached a historical high of 95%. Specifically, as of 2015, 93% of Georgia’s children are covered with health insurance. Voices for Georgia’s Children policy director, Erica Fener Sitkoff, mentions that there is still much work to be done to cover all of Georgia’s children, since it still is the 4th highest number of uninsured children nationwide.

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But the report, released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, also shows that compared with the rest of the country, Georgia is lagging behind the national average of 95 percent.

Joan Alker, director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says while the upcoming general election is highlighting areas where the country disagrees on health care, progress has still been made in securing coverage for those in need.

“We see success around the country and I think this speaks to how, despite all of the fighting and very intense partisanship around the Affordable Care Act, we can feel good as a country that we’ve come together through Medicaid, CHIP and the Affordable Care Act, and really reduced the number of uninsured children,” she states.

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