SATURDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor and middle-class children share at least one frightening fact: If they are not insured, each group is likely to go without any health care... period.

New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center said more than 40 percent of children in families earning between $38,000 and $77,000 annually who are uninsured for a year see no physicians and have no prescriptions during that time.

FRIDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- One in four Americans -- about 12 million people -- who don't have health coverage are eligible for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) but aren't enrolled, a new report shows.

Maria Gomez knows firsthand the devastation that can hit families who don't have health insurance. Gomez is chief executive of Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care in the District. The clinic serves people who either have no insurance or are underinsured.

Dilian Gomez, 21, who is not related to Maria Gomez, is one. She comes to the clinic for some medical services, offered at negotiated prices. But sometimes Gomez just goes without care to save money.