CHEYENNE -- Fewer Wyoming kids are on the state's Kid Care CHIP health insurance program, but more on Medicaid.

Wyoming Department of Health Chief Financial Officer Bob Peck says the numbers could mean that more parents are losing their jobs. The Kid Care program offers health insurance to kids who are uninsured and meet income and eligibility guidelines, while Medicaid is the state- and federally funded program for lower-income residents.

Peck says the number of Kid Care children dropped from 6,200 to 5,400 last year. There were nearly 50,000 kids enrolled in Medicaid in fiscal year 2008, compared with more than 52,000 in fiscal year 2009.