Brief Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage Narrow Among White, Black, Hispanic Children Urban Institute Display Date September 10, 2003 File File Download Report (77.47 KB) In 2002, 7.8 million children were uninsured, a decline of 1.8 million from 1999. Research Areas Health and health care Children and youth Tags Health insurance Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program State Children's Health Insurance Program Children's health and development