25% of 47 Million Uninsured Americans Are Eligible for Public Health Insurance, But Not Enrolled

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News One in four people who are eligible for public health insurance — approximately 12 million Americans — are not enrolled. Six million children are eligible for either Medicaid or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Nearly 36% of uninsured children are not eligible for these programs. Approximately 3.6 million parents and 2.4 million childless adults are eligible for Medicaid; this leaves 71% of parents and 90% of childless adults ineligible for public programs. Individuals fail to enroll because they are not aware that such programs exist, do not know how . . .