Between 5.3 million and 14.2 million people could lose health coverage when pandemic-inspired reforms to Medicaid expire at the end of the public health emergency, a new analysis finds.
Between 5.3 million and 14.2 million people could lose their health coverage when temporary pandemic-inspired reforms to Medicaid expire at the end of the public health emergency, according to a newDemocrats who hoped they'd enact transformational health legislation with control of the White House and Congress could instead face a historic jump in the U.S. uninsured rate.
The biggest losses are expected to be among adults who gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, other adults eligible for reasons other than a disability, as well as children. Medicaid enrollment is expected to grow 25%, or by 22.2 million people, from fiscal 2019 through 2022, mostly because of the pandemic-driven allowances, the researchers project.
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