Adolescents Face Higher Rates Of Uninsurance Than Younger Children

Adolescents face higher rates of uninsurance compared to younger children, a report commissioned by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families found. CMS has targeted funds to this age group through a national outreach campaign, but hit a short hiatus due to the switch in funding for this campaign from CHIPRA and the ACA to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the agency said. Georgetown CCF has consistently found in its annual reports the issue that school-aged...