Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that actions by the Trump administration and Congress will likely make the problem worse.

The national uninsured rate for children and teens rose to 6% in 2024, up from 5.4% in 2023, according to new year-over-year data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September. The rate is the highest in a decade and follows a trend of childhood coverage losses that began a few years before COVID-19 arrived and picked up again after the pandemic emergency response.

“The storm clouds are gathering for people who rely on public health insurance and Medicaid, but for children, sadly, they are already here,” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Geor

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