The percentage of insured children in the Houston-area declined from 93.5 percent in 2008 to 90.7 percent in 2011 — nearly a 3 percent drop that represents roughly 35,000 uninsured children, according to a news release from Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital.
Texas Children's Hospital, along with Texas Children's Health Plan, sponsored the eight-year study, which looked at health coverage of children in Houston and its 12 surrounding counties. More than 2,800 adults with one or more children under the age of 19 were surveyed.
Other results of the study include the following:
• Enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid for children in Houston doubled between 2008, when the recession started, and 2011.
• Roughly 400,000 children in the area lost health coverage through their parents work either through layoffs or health plan cuts, although many then received insurance through other programs.
• There is an estimated 500,000 children in Texas as a whole who are uninsured but are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP.
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Texas Children's Hospital, along with Texas Children's Health Plan, sponsored the eight-year study, which looked at health coverage of children in Houston and its 12 surrounding counties. More than 2,800 adults with one or more children under the age of 19 were surveyed.
Other results of the study include the following:
• Enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid for children in Houston doubled between 2008, when the recession started, and 2011.
• Roughly 400,000 children in the area lost health coverage through their parents work either through layoffs or health plan cuts, although many then received insurance through other programs.
• There is an estimated 500,000 children in Texas as a whole who are uninsured but are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP.
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