Montana KIDS COUNT Coordinator Says Nearly 22% Of American Indian Children Don’t Have Health Coverage

Statewide Montana’s rate of uninsured children was more than six percent in 2019 higher than the national average of five point seven percent. Xanna Burg KIDS COUNT coordinator for Montana says one of the glaring concerns in Montana is that nearly 22% of American Indian children don’t have coverage and she cites chronic underfunding of the Indian Health Service program.