Fewer Children Reported Lacking Health Coverage
From Times Wire Reports
The percentage of American children without health insurance has dropped by more than one-fifth since 1997, largely because of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, the government reports.
The program covers those in poor families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.
The number of children lacking health insurance fell from 13.9% in 1997 to 10.8% in 2001, according to a report by the Health and Human Services Department.
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