Media Coverage

Richmond Times-Dispatch Tammie Smith October 29th, 2015 Nearby states are doing better than Virginia when it comes to children with health insurance, according to a report that shows the uninsured rate of children nationally reaching a historic low of 6 percent since implementation of national health care reform. … “The improvement was widespread across the…

Houston Chronicle By Brian Rosenthal October 28th, 2015 AUSTIN — More children in Texas are getting health insurance, but there still are far more uninsured kids here than in any other state in the country, according to a report released last Wednesday. The report, “Children’s Health Insurance Rates in 2014: ACA Results in Significant Improvements,” found that 783,938…

Public News Service Texas By Eric Galatas October 29th, 2015 AUSTIN, Texas – More children in Texas and around the nation have health coverage. That’s the good news according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, but Texas leads the nation in the number of children without insurance. Nationwide,…

Public News Service Iowa By Jeff Stein October 29th, 2015 DES MOINES, Iowa – Thanks to expanded health coverage opportunities, there are 6,500 more Iowa children with health insurance. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families says that’s a 21.9 percent drop in the number of uninsured children in just…

Public News Service Arkansas By Jeff Stein October 29th, 2015 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Thanks to expanded health coverage opportunities, there are 5,000 more Arkansas children with health insurance. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families says that’s a 13.2 percent drop in the number of uninsured children in just…

Soundbite Services October 29th, 2015 NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey made great progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance last year, according to a new study from Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The center found the number of uninsured children in the state fell by more than 18 percent. ……

Soundbite Services October 29th, 2015 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island is a shining star in a new report examining the number of children without health-insurance coverage. The report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found that the number of uninsured children in Rhode Island dropped 38 percent from 2013 to 2014, ranking the…

Soundbite Services October 29th, 2015 ATLANTA – Georgia’s working families are among those that would benefit from an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and almost two-thirds of them are employed, according to a report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. … Adam Searing, senior research fellow at the Georgetown…

Soundbite Services  October 29th, 2015 NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey made great progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance last year, according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The center found the number of uninsured children in the state fell by more than 18 percent.…

Public News Service Tennessee By Stephanie Carson October 29th, 2015 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee isn’t making much progress when it comes to getting children insured, according to a report released this week by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. According to the report, states that expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act saw greater…

Public News Service Ohio  By Mary Kuhlman October 29th, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is making gains in children’s health coverage, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The center’s research shows Ohio’s rate of uninsured children was 4.8 percent in 2014, down from 5.3 percent in 2013. ……

Public News Service Washington  By Lori Abbott October 29th, 2015 SEATTLE – More children in Washington now have health insurance. That’s the good news according to a report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the Seattle-based Children’s Alliance, which credits the success of Apple Health for Kids and the Affordable Care…

Public News Service West Virginia  By Dan Heyman October 29th, 2015 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More children are getting health care coverage in West Virginia and nationally than ever before, according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. … Joan Alker, the center’s executive director, says the state has worked…

Public News Service Nevada  By Mike Clifford October 29th, 2015 LAS VEGAS – Nevada made more progress than any other state in the U.S. in a new report that documents each state’s track record when it comes to dropping its population of uninsured children. … Nevada still has a long way to go. The report…

Public News Service Virginia  By Dan Heyman October 29th, 2015 RICHMOND, Va. – More children are getting health care coverage nationally, according to a new study from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. But Virginia is falling behind. Georgetown and the advocacy group Voices for Virginia’s Children say the rate of uninsured children…

Public News Service Maine Mike Clifford October 29th, 2015 AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine continues to fall behind other New England states when it comes to getting health insurance to children. A new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families ranks Maine 37th in the nation for kids without health insurance. … Report co-author…

Public News Service New Mexico By Eric Galatas October 29th, 2015 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – More children in New Mexico and around the nation now have health coverage. According to a new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, the rate of uninsured children dropped to a historic low of six percent nationally…

Public News Service California  By Suzanne Potter October 29th, 2015 LOS ANGELES – Since the Affordable Care Act went into full effect in 2014, California has dropped the number of uninsured children in the state by 176,000 – more than any other state. … According to report coauthor Joan Alker, when California expanded Medicaid for…

Public News Service New York By Andrea Sears October 29th, 2015 NEW YORK – New York achieved a big reduction in the number of children not covered by health insurance last year, according to new study by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. … According to Joan Alker, the center’s director, those states that…