Decade of success for Latino children's health now in jeopardy

Decade of success for Latino children's health now in jeopardy

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Whitener, Kelly, author
Lopez, Steven, author
Roygardner, Lauren, author
Snider, Matthew, author
Contributor(s):
Georgetown University. Center for Children and Families issuing body.
UnidosUS, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, March 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hispanic or Latino -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data
Child
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
All children should have the opportunity to lead long, healthy lives. Having health coverage is an essential foundation for children's health and well-being in the present and over their lifetime. While Latino children are more likely than other children to be uninsured, efforts to reduce this inequity by expanding affordable coverage options such as Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Marketplaces yielded significant results. After years of progress following the implementation of major coverage provisions under the ACA, the rate of uninsured Latino children decreased to a historic low of 7.7 percent in 2016. Unfortunately, progress to reduce inequities is now eroding as the gap between health coverage rates for Latino children and all children widened in 2018 for the first time in a decade.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (31 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101770721 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770721