Illinois health insurance for uninsured New and children

Illinois health insurance for uninsured New and children -

A new report shows that one in five people of Chicago went without health insurance as some point in 09. About 20 percent of the population were without health insurance in Chicago, but overall only 13 percent of Illinois does not have insurance.

The Chicago Tribune blame the recession and poor economy as the main reason behind the uninsured increases.

Doug Schenkelberg, associate director at Heartland Alliance said: "People have lost their jobs ... and more people don

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Yet there was good news for Illinois residents that children were more likely to be insured in 09 than in 08. Illinois health insurance rates for children were about 95 percent 09 and were 94 percent last year -. make a modest increase

Medicare expansion for children and children whose parents do too much for Medicaid illegal immigrants cost Illinois residents $ 70 million in 09. Illinois taxpayers' insurance money provided for 94,500 children.

Illinois Healthcare and director of family services Julie Hamos said, "Illinois is proud to be among the first states to cover children, and is delighted that the new data show that 95 percent of all Illinois' children have health insurance of some sort "

other states that had low uninsured rate for children in 09 included: .. Iowa, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Hawaii and Connecticut

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