Surprise. Surprise. People with sick kids know they can’t pay; the kids miss doctor appointments and get sicker. The kids who mostly live in rural areas end up in emergency rooms.
“Eight states — Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Utah — had fewer children enrolled at the end of last year than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent analysis by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. …”