Medicaid
has transformed health care for low-income families and individuals, especially children, pregnant mothers, parents and children with disabilities and special health care needs.
New Resource from Legal Experts about Access to Health Insurance
Earlier this month, the experts at CLASP, NILC and NHeLP teamed up and released a new resource, 10 Facts About Access to Health Insurance for Immigrants and their Families, breaking down the barrage of anti-immigrant polices in just 2, easily understood pages. This resource comes just in time for open enrollment – for ACA Marketplace […]
Percent of Adults Covered by Medicaid/CHIP by Congressional District, 2018
Notes: Adults are defined as 19 – 64 years old. Adults with two or more types of coverage are not included in the map. The congressional district boundaries displayed were in effect for the 116th Congress. Source: Georgetown University Center for Children and Families analysis of the one-year estimates of summary data from the 2018 […]
Percent of Children Covered by Medicaid/CHIP by Congressional District, 2018
Notes: Children are defined as under 19 years of age. Children with two or more types of coverage are not included in the map. The congressional district boundaries displayed were in effect for the 116th Congress. Source: Georgetown University Center for Children and Families analysis of the one-year estimates of summary data from the 2018 […]
States that Expanded Medicaid are Helping to Protect Children from Becoming Uninsured
Our annual report on the state of children’s coverage is out. It’s a deep dive into a disturbing trend – children across the country are losing affordable health coverage, rolling back gains started with the Affordable Care Act. One main cause of this drop in coverage is easily fixed. The 14 states that haven’t expanded […]
Renewing Bipartisan Commitment to Help Uninsured Children Should be Top Priority
Today we released our ninth annual report that tracks children’s health insurance coverage at the state and national level. This report looks at two-year trends from 2016 to 2018 analyzing American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau. We believe this is the first national report to look at this two-year time period, a time […]
The Number of Uninsured Children is on the Rise
Introduction For many years, the nation has been on a positive trajectory reducing the number and rate of uninsured children. Having health insurance is important for children as they are more likely to receive needed services, have better educational outcomes, and their family is protected from the financial risks associated with being uninsured—even for a […]