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PHOM Indicator Profile Report of Uninsured Children

Why Is This Important?

Children who are not insured by private or employer-provided plans have an opportunity to be covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) if they are age 0-18, a U.S. citizen or legal resident, and live in households with incomes below 200% of poverty. This element is very important given the relationship between having insurance and accessing health care.

Uninsured Children Aged 0-18 by Federal Poverty Levels, Utah, 2020

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An estimated 4.8% of Utah children aged 0-18 lacked health insurance coverage in 2019. The percentages in this figure represent the estimated percentage of all uninsured Utah children aged 0-18 in each category. 138% and 200% of the federal poverty level are the maximums for Medicaid and CHIP.

Data Source

Utah Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) [https://ibis.utah.gov/ibisph-view/query/selection/brfss/BRFSSSelection.html]

Data Notes

For more historical estimates of the uninsured in Utah, please see: [https://ibis.utah.gov/ibisph-view/pdf/opha/publication/ins/2017_InsuranceAnalysis.pdf].

Risk Factors

Income is used as a primary factor in eligibility requirements for both Medicaid and CHIP.

How Are We Doing?

In 2019, approximately 4.8% of Utah children aged 0 to 18 years (including 18-year-olds) had no health insurance coverage.

Healthy People Objective: Increase the proportion of persons with medical insurance

U.S. Target: 100 percent

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 10/28/2021


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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Research & Evaluation, Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Website: healthassessment.utah.gov/access-brfss-data | Email: Shige Onda sonda@utah.gov
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Content updated: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:57:39 MDT