READ IT HERE:
- 25,000 Uninsured, KanCare-Eligible Children: Where Are They? (October 2019)
- Data in Excel Format: Kansas Children Age 0-18: Percent and Number Enrolled in KanCare by County, 2017 (October 2019)
- Data in Excel Format: Kansas Children Age 0-18 Likely Eligible for KanCare: Uninsured Rate and Number by County, 2017 (October 2019)
OTHER FACT SHEETS IN THE SERIES:
- Uninsured Rate Among Nonelderly Adults Varies by Region in Kansas (October 2019)
- Western Counties Have Highest Uninsured Rate for Kids (October 2019)
This fact sheet, the third of a three-part series examining the geographic variation in health insurance coverage for Kansans, provides data on where the 276,562 Kansas children age 0-18 enrolled in KanCare in 2017 lived, and examines where the 25,436 uninsured children likely eligible for KanCare but not enrolled lived.
Key points include:
- Half (52.7 percent) of Kansas children enrolled in KanCare lived in one of the five most populous counties (Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte). However, the percentage of children enrolled in KanCare also was high in the southeast and southwest regions.
- An estimated 37,982 children in Kansas were uninsured in 2017, and 25,436 (67.0 percent) of them might have been eligible for KanCare but were not enrolled.
- Many counties in western Kansas had a significantly higher uninsured rate among children likely eligible for KanCare than the statewide rate (7.2 percent).
The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.