Media Coverage
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Report: Kids’ Health Care Improves in U.S.; AZ Gets Worse
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Doug Ramsey, PHOENIX – While health coverage for children is improving nationwide, more kids in Arizona are losing coverage. According to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Arizona ranks second in the nation for the number of children who lost insurance coverage between…
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Poll: More PA Kids have Health Coverage than People Think
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Tom Joseph, HARRISBURG, Pa. – A perception about health insurance for children in Pennsylvania is that things are worse than they actually are. A poll done for the Georgetown Center for Children and Families shows most people assume that more kids are uninsured and live in poverty since the recession.…
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Report: Fewer Uninsured Children in FL
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Stephanie Carroll Carson, ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – 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 figure is found in a report…
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Study Finds That Coverage Rate of Children Rose During Economic Downturn
CQ HEALTHBEAT November 20, 2013 By Rebecca Adams, A majority of respondents to a new national survey incorrectly believe that the number of children who do not have health insurance has risen in the past five years. The finding, which indicates a lack of awareness about Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, suggests that enrollment…
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Reporte: Baja la cantidad de niños sin seguro en Florida
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Stephanie Carroll Carson and Alfonso López-Collada, ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – En Florida se está reduciendo la cantidad de niños que carecen de seguro de atención médica, según lo revela el reporte publicado este miércoles por el Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (Centro de la Universidad Georgetown para Niños…
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Medicaid Enrollment Is Brisk Despite HealthCare.gov Troubles
National Public Radio November 20, 2013 By Julie Rovner, Buried in the paltry enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act that were released last week was something that came as a surprise to many — the success states are having signing people up for the Medicaid program, which provides health care to low-income people. During the…
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Little-Known Good News about Kids’ Health Coverage
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Dan Heyman, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Most people don’t know it, but programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid mean more children are getting health coverage in Arkansas and around the nation. A decade and a half ago, about a quarter of Arkansas children lacked…
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Florida’s number of uninsured children is decreasing, says report
Miami Herald November 20, 2013 By Patricia Borns, A new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found the number of uninsured children has declined by 14 percent between 2010 and 2012, according to Florida CHAIN. The report attributes the decrease to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program known in Florida as Kid Care.…
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Arizona among worst states for uninsured children
Arizona Daily Star November 20, 2013 By Stephanie Innes, Nationally the number of children without health insurance dropped between 2009 and 2011, but not in Arizona, a new study says. Arizona has one of the worst rates of uninsured children in the country, says the report, released Tuesday by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.…
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In Ohio, 95% of kids have health-insurance coverage
The Columbus Dispatch November 20, 2013 By Catherine Candisky, Nearly 95 percent of Ohio children have health coverage, with the share of uninsured youngsters being reduced by half in the past 15 years. Ohio’s percentage of children with coverage is 2 points above the national average, according to a report released today by the Georgetown University…
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Report: More TX Children Have Health Insurance
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By John Michaelson, AUSTIN, Texas – Despite the slow economic recovery, progress is being made in getting health insurance for more children in the United States – even though most people may not believe that. A new survey found that a majority of Americans think the number of uninsured children…
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Report: Virginia is improving healthcare coverage for children
Augusta Free Press November 20, 2013 By Chris Graham, A new healthcare report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found the number of uninsured children in the Commonwealth declined by about 14 percent between 2010 and 2012. The report attributes the good news to the success of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program(known as FAMIS in Virginia). The report is available for review at http://ccf.georgetown.edu/media/50-state-analysis-finds-improvements-in-childrens-health-coverage-in-past-two-years. “Medicaid…
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WI Losing Ground in Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Tim Morrissey, MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin is in the middle of the pack but losing ground in making sure children have health-care coverage, according to a report just released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The report includes state comparisons, some of which are troubling to…
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High Children’s Uninsured Rates Continue to Plague Utah, Salt Lake County, and the State’s Latino Children
Utah Policy November 20, 2013 By Bryan Schott, Utah continues to have one of the highest uninsured rates in the country, ranking 44th among states in 2012 according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The report uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau and shows that 10.1 percent of…
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Report: More CA Children Have Health Insurance
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Lori Abbott, More California children are getting the health care coverage they need. According to a report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, more than 100,000 California kids gained health insurance between 2010 and 2012, which puts the state’s uninsured rate among children at about 8 percent. Despite…
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Despite Tough Times, More Ohio Children Have Health Care
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Mary Kuhlman, COLUMBUS, Ohio – Public perception is a bit off when it comes to how well Ohio is doing in improving children’s health coverage. A poll released today from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families shows most people think more children are uninsured and living in poverty. While…
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Arizona Has the Nation’s Third-Highest Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance
Phoenix New Times November 20, 2013 By Matthew Hendley, Only two other states in the nation have a higher rate of children without health insurance than Arizona. Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute purposely did the study before coverage expansions are rolled out under Obamacare, finding that more than 200,000, or 13.2 percent, of Arizona kids…
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Report: More Illinois Kids Have Health Coverage
Public News Service November 20, 2013 By Mary Kuhlman, SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Efforts to expand health-care coverage to Illinois children are paying off, according to a new report. The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found that, while poverty rates are still high, Illinois saw a decrease of slightly more than 1 percent in the number…
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Georgetown University 50-State Report Finds More Children Have Health Coverage – Attributes Gains to Successful Federal State Partnership Programs Medicaid and CHIP
WSAV November 19, 2013 A new Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) report found that the uninsured rate for children continues to decline, while most Americans think the rate is increasing. Anational survey by PerryUndem Research and Communications commissioned by the research center found that most Americans believe the last five years have negatively affected children.…
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50-State Analysis Finds Improvements in Children’s Health Coverage in Past Two Years
Washington, D.C. – A new Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) report found that the uninsured rate for children continues to decline, while most Americans think the rate is increasing. A national survey by PerryUndem Research and Communications commissioned by the research center found that most Americans believe the last five years have…