Editorial: Florida Needs CHIP to Insure Children

The Herald Tribune

Editorial

Florida has positive momentum in its efforts — supported by the federal government — to reduce the number of children not covered by some form of health insurance.

As the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families reports, “Florida has cut its rate of uninsured children by more than half since 2009. The rate dropped from 14.8 percent to 6.2 percent in 2016, an all-time low. In raw numbers, that means the state went from having 601,000 uninsured kids to 257,000.”

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