The Cost for Kids When Mom or Dad Loses a Job

A new report from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of NH explores how the a parent;s job loss doubles the odds of children losing private health insurance. Among the report's key findings are:

• More than one in four privately insured children had a parent leave employment voluntarily or involuntarily between 2008 and 2012.

• Within 18 months after a parent lost a job, 19 percent of privately insured children lost their private held insurance. 

• Children living in the highest income quintile more often transitioned to no insurance, while children living in the lowest income quintile more often transitioned to public health insurance.

To read the report, click here.