Rate of Uninsured Arkansas Children Continues to Grow, Report Shows

Rate of uninsured Arkansas children continues to grow, report shows

Action is needed to address the uninsured rate for Arkansas children, which remains at its highest level in a decade, according to an Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families report released Wednesday. Nearly 57,000 kids – 7.7%

Arkansas’ rate of uninsured children has risen since 2016 to one in every 13, report says | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families highlights a steady rise in the rate of uninsured children in Arkansas, from a historic low of 4.1% in 2016 to 7.7% in 2024.

Report: State going backward in insuring children

Arkansas had been nationally recognized for the high number of children who were insured. But that is not the case today.

Rate of insured Arkansas children continues to grow, report shows

Action is needed to address the uninsured rate for Arkansas children, which remains at its highest level in a decade, according to an Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families report released Wednesday.  Nearly 57,000 kids — 7.7% of Arkansas children — were uninsured in 2024, according to the annual study, which found that children in […]