Share of Americans Without Health Coverage Edged Down Again in 2012
The share of children who were uninsured fell from 9.4 percent in 2011 to 8.9 percent in 2012 — a historic low — due primarily to gains in private coverage. Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) among children remained steady, likely in part because of a health reform requirement that states maintain their eligibility rules and procedures for Medicaid and CHIP. The 8.9 percent uninsurance rate among children is more than a quarter below the 1999 level.
