The overall health of children in Texas continues to lag behind other states, according to a recently released report.
Wallethub, a Washington D.C. finance group, ranked Texas as the fifth worst state for children’s healthcare in the nation. Factors include Texas having the highest uninsured rate in the nation and a high childhood obesity rate.
Across a majority of the metrics, Texas ranked in the bottom half among other states.
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