Study finds wide gaps in participation in children's health insurance program across country

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz writes: "The hunt for the nearly 5 million uninsured U.S. children who are eligible for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program just got a road map. A new study published today in Health Affairs shows that 39 percent of the uninsured but eligible kids live in three states: California, Texas and Florida." Read the entire article.

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