More kids in isles lack insurance

Hawaii's rate is among the lowest in the U.S. despite a 55% increase over the past two years

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 02, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii was the only state in the country to record a significant increase in uninsured children from 2009 to 2011, according to a new study.</p>
<p>The number of children without health insurance soared 55 percent to 10,980 last year from 7,066 two years earlier, according to a report published in October by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families.</p>
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Hawaii was the only state in the country to record a significant increase in uninsured children from 2009 to 2011, according to a new study.

The number of children without health insurance soared 55 percent to 10,980 last year from 7,066 two years earlier, according to a report published in October by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families. Login for more...