Texas Leads Nation In Uninsured Children

DALLAS (AP) – A new report says Texas leads the nation in the number of uninsured children with 1.4 million.

The report released Wednesday by advocacy group Families USA places Texas first in the U.S. for both the number of uninsured children and the percentage of uninsured children – almost 21 percent.

The report, based on Census Bureau data, uses the most recent numbers, which are for the three-year period from 2005 to 2007. The group says that the number of uninsured children increased by nearly 33,400 between the three-year period from 2003 to 2005 and the three-year period from 2005 to 2007.

The report says that about 74 percent of uninsured children come from homes where at least one family member works full-time.

Families USA is a national nonprofit dedicated to achieving affordable health care for all Americans.

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