"texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... and there are more uninsured children in texas than in any other state."
"texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... and there are more uninsured children in texas than in any other state."
kathleen sebelius
nov 29, 2018 ... the state saw an increase of about 83,000 uninsured children from 2016 to 2017.  ... from the previous year and still more than double the national average. ...  there are several national factors that affect the rate of uninsured children. ...  states that have not expanded medicaid coverage to parents and other ...
texas' uninsurance rates, 1.75 times the national average, create significant  problems in ... to have employment-based health insurance coverage than those  in other states. 50 percent of all companies in the us offer health coverage for  their employees. ... texas' share of uninsured children is higher than the u.s.  average.
nov 30, 2018 ... more than 835,000 texas children didn't have health insurance in 2017, ... no  other state has even half as many uninsured children as texas ...
nov 29, 2018 ... texas' uninsured-child rate of 10.7 percent was more than double the growing ...  “having health insurance is important for children because they are more ... alker  said texas and the 13 other states that didn't expand medicaid ... texas also has  the country's highest uninsured rate for people of all ages, ...
nov 29, 2018 ... more than 20 percent of all uninsured kids in the country live in texas, ... kids in  the country, texas has the highest number and rate of kids ... in 2016 to 10.7  percent last year — more than double the national rate. ... off their health  insurance, putting coverage for kids with pre-existing conditions at risk.