A third of US kids lack good and consistent health insurance

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936602

 

 News Release 6-Dec-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Pittsburgh

 

In a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34%—an additional 2.4 million kids—from 2016 to 2019, according to an analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.  

In the study, published today in Pediatrics, the researchers found that underinsurance of children was mainly driven by increased rates of inadequate insurance rather than a rise in absent or inconsistent insurance. Notably, they found families who have children with special health care needs and private insurance were hit particularly hard. 

 

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