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According to the new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, 95% of the nation’s children are insured as of 2015. North Carolina is not left behind, as it also reaches a historical mark of 96% insured children, by increasing health coverage for 45,000 children between 2013 and 2015.

Rob Thompson, senior policy and communications adviser from NC Child, remarks how essential health care coverage is, especially for children. And mentions that North Carolina must still cover 99,000 uninsured children, and that they could do this by expanding Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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An unprecedented number of North Carolina children are gaining access to health coverage, according to a report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.

Joan Alker, executive 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 (Children’s Health Insurance Program) and the Affordable Care Act and really reduced the number of uninsured children,” she points out.

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