The United States has reached a milestone when it comes to making sure that all children have health insurance. A new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families says 95 percent of the nation’s kids are covered. However, Indiana is lagging behind with a 93 percent coverage rate. Susan Jo Thomas, executive director of Covering Kids & Families in Indiana says the goal is to have a state full of healthy, happy children.
Nearly 7 percent of Indiana kids are not covered by a health insurance plan. The national average is around 5 percent.
Joan Alker, executive director, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says the sharp decline in the uninsured rate can be attributed to health care reform.
Thomas says the Affordable Care Act has given many Hoosier parents an option they couldn’t afford before.
Between 2013 and 2015 the number of uninsured children in Indiana dropped from 130 thousand to 106 thousand.