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U.S. and State-by-State Child Health Coverage Trends
From 2022 to 2024, the rate of uninsured children increased from 5.1% to 6%, which is the highest rate of uninsured children in a decade. This was a statistically significant change and equates to an 18% increase in the number of uninsured children nationwide, marking a dramatic reversal of the progress made on child health…
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US Uninsured Rate Stays Level in 2024 for Adults and Kids: Storm Clouds Lie Ahead
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the Current Population Survey (CPS) for 2024 which examines income, health insurance and other trends. Overall, the uninsured rate was unchanged at 8%; the child uninsured rate was 6.1%. – a slight increase that was not statistically significant. Later this week we will get state by state data from…
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What to Expect From This Year’s Census Data on Child Health Coverage Rates: Will it be the Big Reveal on the Impact of Medicaid Unwinding?
As we wait for the annual September release of key Census Bureau data on health insurance status, what are we at CCF expecting with respect to children? The data covers 2024, a year in which most states finished the process of Medicaid “unwinding” – a multi-year process during which everyone on Medicaid had their eligibility…
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Tracking State Readiness to Implement HR 1
This tracker will report on eight state-reported Medicaid and CHIP performance indicators. The analysis of state data is displayed in national maps for the most recent quarter broken into four quartiles with the top quartile reflecting the highest performing states. To smooth out monthly anomalies in state workload and allow for tracking these metrics over time,…
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Child Uninsured Rate Increases Slightly: Full Impact of Medicaid Unwinding Not Yet Evident
Check out your state’s numbers on our state data hub. Every year we look closely at the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey health insurance coverage data to see what is happening to coverage rates overall and especially for children. The data, which are released in early September, reflect survey responses collected in the prior…
