I knew it was true in Louisiana that all children under 18 were covered, as long as the parents sign them up. I didn’t realized it applied throughout the country. Can’t even imagine a parent being so lazy and worthless that they would not take the time to do that for their child/children.
It has been true in every state I’ve lived in and Arkansas is the absolute worst as far as other types of benefits. Add to that the fact that no child is going to be turned away from a hospital ER if they are in need of care....not that I support that approach to health care. It’s just that this whole notion of it being “for the children” is a lie. Even when parents can’t get access to care no matter how great the need, the children still can.