Media Coverage

Public News Service November 25, 2013 By Mike Clifford, AUGUSTA, Maine – New England states are leading the nation in a new report that compares states’ efforts to get health coverage to uninsured children, but Maine is clearly lagging behind its neighbors. The number of uninsured children in Maine increased by about 1200 in 2012 and 2013,…

Public News Service November 22, 2013 By Mike Clifford, HARTFORD, Conn. – New England states are leading the nation in a new report that compares states’ efforts to get health coverage to uninsured children, but Connecticut has lagged slightly behind the region. Connecticut’s number of children without insurance increased by about 5,000 from 2010 to 2012. Tricia Brooks,…

APIAHF November 22, 2013 New Georgetown report shows number of uninsured children at historic low thanks to CHIP and Medicaid WASHINGTON—Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) policy director Priscilla Huang joined the Georgetown University Center for Children & Families (CCF) panel today with New American Media, discussing encouraging findings in CCF’s latest report…

Florida News Connection November 21, 2013 By Stephanie Carroll Carson, In the ongoing saga about health insurance, there is a glimmer of hope in Florida. The number of uninsured children in the state is heading in the right direction – down 14 percent since 2010. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by the Georgetown…

Public News Service November 21, 2013 By Alison Burns, RICHMOND, Va. – Most headlines about health insurance have been discouraging these days, but here in Virginia, there’s good news about coverage for kids. A new Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report found that Virginia has seen a 14 percent decline in the number of uninsured children…

KFWB November 21, 2013 Despite high poverty rates and a weak economic recovery, children’s access to health coverage is improving through federal and state programs, even before expansion through theAffordable Care Act. That’s the finding of a new study out of Georgetown University. Penny and Phil spoke with Joan Alker, who is the Executive Director of…

Public News Service November 20, 2013 By John Michaelson/Alfonso López-Collada, AUSTIN, Texas – A pesar de la lenta recuperación económica del país, Texas está avanzando en lograr que haya más niños con seguro médico, aunque muchos no lo creen. Aunque el estudio mencionado refleja que la mayoría de los americanos piensa que el número de…

Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Troy Wilde, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico has a growing number of children with health insurance, according to new research from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. More than 11,000 children gained health insurance between 2010 and 2012, according to the report. Most states have taken…

Tampa Bay Times November 20, 2013 By Jodie Tillman, More Florida children have health insurance, but the state still has one of the nation’s highest rates of uninsured kids, according to a new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. Not quite 11 percent of Florida children — about 436,000 — lack…

Georgia Health News November 20, 2013 By Andy Miller, The percentage of Georgia children who are uninsured has declined, but the state still has the fourth-highest number of kids without coverage, according to a report released Wednesday. In raw numbers, Georgia has nearly 220,000 children who are uninsured, trailing only Texas, California and Florida, said…

BNA November 20, 2013 By Steve Teske, The economic downturn has not caused more children to become uninsured, according to a report released Nov. 20 by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The report found that in 2012, 92.8 percent of children had coverage as compared to the 99 percent coverage rate for…

The Progressive Pulse November 20, 2013 by  Adam Searing,  A new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families out today finds that – contrary to popular perception – the rate of uninsured children across the US continues to decline.  According to the report these gains are the result of hard work by the federal government,…

Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Mike Clifford, NEW YORK – New York is in the top five for states that have managed to reduce the ranks of uninsured children – but a new poll shows public perception isn’t in tune with that reality. According to the poll from the Georgetown Center for Children and…

Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Troy Wilde, SALT LAKE CITY – A new report confirms what advocates for children in Utah have been saying for a while now: Expanding Medicaid would help reduce the state’s high rate of uninsured children. According to the study from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, about 10 percent…

Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Deborah Courson Smith, BILLINGS and GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A party on Thursday in Great Falls will be held to celebrate the adoptions of about a dozen children. November is National Adoption Month, designed to draw attention to the importance of permanent families for children – especially those in…