Voices for Utah Children An estimated 82,000 Utah children were uninsured last year, a number that has increased by 39 percent since 2016, according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The report finds that Utah had the third largest increase in its child uninsured rate in the nation. […]
Salt Lake Tribune By: Bethany Rogers In recent years, Utah has experienced a 39% increase in the number of uninsured children and now has among the nation’s highest rates of kids without health coverage, according to a new report.About 82,000 children in the state — roughly 8.3% of the total — lacked health insurance as […]
Houston Chronicle By: Gwendolyn Wu One in seven children in Harris County were uninsured in 2019, one of the highest rates in the country and almost triple the national average, according to a report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. Those numbers are only expected to rise in 2020, as families lose employer-sponsored […]
Public News Service The number of children without health insurance was rising nationwide and here in Pennsylvania before the COVID pandemic, and a new report predicts that trend will continue. The report, from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says after years of progress getting more kids covered by health insurance, between 2016 […]
Clevescene By: Mary Kulhman Even during a time when the economy was notably strong, Ohio lost ground in ensuring children have access to health coverage. An annual report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families reveals there were 27,000 more uninsured Ohio children in 2019 than in 2016.Kelly Vyzral, senior health […]
WTVQ By: Steve Rogers An estimated 45,000 Kentucky children were uninsured last year, a number that has increased about 29% since 2016, according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. Kentucky’s experience is part of a national trend that left an estimated 726,000 more children without health coverage nationwide […]
