Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don't Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise [npr.org]

Alicia Doktor 12/4/184:00 AM

After years of steady decline, the number of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017, according to a Georgetown University report released Thursday.

While not a big jump statistically — the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier — it is still striking. The uninsured rate typically remains stable or drops during times of economic growth. In September, the U.S. unemployment rate hit its lowest level since 1969.

"The nation is going backwards on insuring kids and it is likely to get worse," says Joan Alker, co-author of the study and executive director of Georgetown's Center for Children and Families.

[For more on this story by PHIL GALEWITZ, go to https://www.npr.org/sections/h...rance-is-on-the-rise]

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