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Rate of uninsured Missouri children climbs

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The rate of uninsured young Missouri children is rising, according to an analysis by Georgetown University.

After hitting its lowest point of the decade in 2016, the uninsured rate among children younger than 6 rose to 5.3% in 2018 from 3.6% two years earlier.

Missouri and 13 other states had rates of uninsured young children higher than the national average of 4.3%.

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