In Michigan, children’s health coverage is slipping just as it is nationally, according to a report from the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. Joan Alker with Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families warns lapses in health coverage can have serious consequences for kids and their parents. The center says many kids who lost coverage were probably still eligible but got tripped up by red tape. Michigan now joins more than 20 states with statistically significant increases in uninsured children. Georgetown says monitoring monthly state enrollment data and improving renewal systems will be key to preventing further losses.