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In sharp contrast to adults, the number of uninsured children declined by 800,000 during the first 12 months of the recession, from December 2007 through December 2008, according to a December 2009 report from the Washington, DC-based Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, "Protecting Children During the Recession: Spotlight on State Health Coverage Efforts." Outreach efforts by state Medicaid programs are a big reason why.

Better outreach is key factor in increasing coverage of kids