A health care consumer organization out of Washington, D.C., Families USA, is reporting that in 2007 more kids in Indiana had health insurance than they did in 2005.

The report compared U.S. Census data from 2003 to 2005 and 2005 to 2007, reported the Indianapolis Star. In the first set of data, there were 162,000 children in Indiana without coverage - or 10 percent of the total population.

In 2007, 131,000 children were not insured, which is 8 percent of the population. The main reason for the drop would be the expansion of the SCHIP (State's Children's Health Insurance Program). Earlier in 2008, Indiana raised the income eligibility for SCHIP form 200 percent to 250 percent of the federal poverty level, which was a part of Indiana's Hoosier Healthwise program.

But the Families USA report also found that an estimated 48 percent of children who still have no health insurance are eligible for SCHIP or Hoosier Healthwise. Even though Indiana is doing better than the rest of the country when it comes to insuring children - the national average rate of uninsured children is 11 percent - some think they should be doing better.

An Indiana pediatrician, Dr. Aaron Carrol says of a report finding that 67 percent of kids without coverage have at least one parent working full time, "I can't say the number surprises me, but it should horrify everyone. They're children. They can't be held responsible for their not having insurance.