The number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania fell from 147,303 in 2013 to 139,000 in 2014, according to a new study released by the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
The decline was driven part by the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program, which was enabled by the federal Affordable Care Act. Pennsylvania’s Medicaid expansion began in early 2014.
Learn more about uninsured children in Pennsylvania in this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.