Texas: Latino children's health coverage facts

Texas: Latino children's health coverage facts

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
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, July 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
Medicaid
Texas
United States
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
State officials' decisions about coverage options, especially in times of crises, have a profound effect on children and can exacerbate pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities. In Texas, the uninsured rate for children overall is higher than the national average (11.1% vs. 5.2%). Additionally, Latino children are almost twice as likely to be uninsured than other children in the state (14.8% vs. 7.6%). Expanding Medicaid and removing barriers to Medicaid and CHIP enrollment would help reduce this disparity.
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 (3 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101770761 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770761