Media Coverage

Tampa Bay Times November 07, 2014 By Jodie Tillman, A new report shows Florida had the highest percentage of uninsured children in the southeast last year, and one reason is that so many of their parents don’t have coverage, advocates say. In Florida, 11.1 percent of children were uninsured in 2013, according to the report…

Fox 28 November 07, 2014 By Steve Duval, INDIANA –Open enrollment for healthcare is coming up November 15th. Millions are still uninsured. Among the uninsured, 130,000 children in Indiana. According to a new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, Indiana’s rate of uninsured children has essentially remained flat the past few years,…

Wisconsin Public Radio  November 07, 2014 By Shamane Mills, The rate of the uninsured children in Wisconsin is better the the national average, but is declining. A study by the Center for Children and families at Georgetown University reported that Wisconsin’s rank for highest percentage of children covered under CHIP dropped from sixth-highest in 2008…

WVAS November 07, 2014 By Melanie Hogan, According to a study by Georgetown’s University Health Policy Institute, Alabama ranked 10th best among the states for providing health insurance to children. The director of the Georgetown study said Alabama is the star of the south when it comes to providing health care to its children. Please…

Alabama Public Radio November 07, 2014 By Associated Press, A study by Georgetown Universty’s Center for Children and Families reported that Alabama has the lowest rate in the South for uninsured children. In 2013, 4.3 percent of children did not have health coverage, which ranked Alabama 10th best among the states. The director of the Georgetown…

Tampa Bay Times November 07, 2013 By Jodie Tillman, Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families reported that in 2013 Florida had the highest percentage of uninsured children in the Southeast. The main reason for this poor performance is that many parents do not have coverage and do not benefit from the additional federal aid such as…

Public News Service November 06, 2014 By Troy Wilde, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Despite a small gain, about one in 12 children in New Mexico do not have health insurance, according to a report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families in Washington. The report, “Children’s Coverage at A Crossroads: Progress Slows,” found that the state’s…

Public News Service November 06, 2014 By John Michaelson, AUSTIN, Texas – The number of Texas children without health insurance continues to slowly drop, but a new analysis also shows the state continues to have one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the nation – and warns that trouble could be on the horizon.…

Public News Service November 06, 2014 By Troy Wilde, SALT LAKE CITY – Despite some gains, about one in 10 children in Utah do not have health insurance, according to a report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families in Washington. The report, “Children’s Coverage at a Crossroads: Progress Slows,” found that Utah’s uninsured rate…

Public News Service November 06, 2014 By Tim Morrissey and Mary Kuhlman, MADISON, Wis. – A report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families in Washington shows Wisconsin is losing ground in making sure children are covered by health insurance. “We’ve gone from having the sixth-highest rate of kids with health insurance in 2008, slipping…

Healthcare Finance November 06, 2014 By Phil Galewitz, Even if Democrats had been victorious in governor races, they faced a long shot getting Medicaid expansion through Republican-controlled legislatures The re-election of Republican governors in closely contested races in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas dims the chances of Medicaid expansion in those states. Advocates hoping…

Public News Service November 06, 2014 By Dan Heyman, RICHMOND, Va. – A new report demonstrates efforts to connect more children to health care coverage seems to have stalled in Virginia, as well as across the nation. Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, is one of the authors of…

Huntsville News November 06, 2014 By Savannah Williamson, (WAAY) – Research done by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) found that Medicaid and ALL Kids aided significantly in the number of uninsured children dropping between 2008 and 2013. Since 2011, the number of uninsured children in Alabama has fallen by nearly 11,000, according to…

Utah Policy November 06, 2014 By Bryan Schott, A new report by a Georgetown University research center found the number of uninsured children in Utah declined by 21 percent between 2008 and 2013. The report attributes the lower numbers of uninsured children to the success of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid. However,…

Al.com November 06, By Brendan Kirby, Alabama has done a better job than all of its Southern neighbors and ranks among the top fifth in the country in providing health insurance to children, according a new study by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. The report found that the steady decline in the children’s uninsured rate…

Modern Healthcare November 06, 2014 By Steven Ross Johnson, A multi-year decrease in the number of children without health insurance has begun to slow, a report found, raising questions as to what role the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections may play in future efforts to expand coverage. The children’s uninsured rate has dropped significantly on…

Politico  November 06, 2014 By Natalie Villacorta, GEORGETOWN: PROGRESS SLOWING ON INSURING KIDS—In 2013, the uninsured rate for children did not drop significantly from the previous year for the first time in five years, notes Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families. The 2013 rate was 7.1 percent, compared to 7.2 percent in 2012. The center…