Almost 16 million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the public health emergency could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends, data show.
The findings are from a report by the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Urban Institute previously estimated that about 15 million Americans could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends, Healio reported.
In their latest report, researchers made several projections of coverage losses in 2023 based on when the emergency declaration might expire.
“Just as coverage is critically important
16 million people may lose Medicaid coverage when public health emergency ends
Almost 16 million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the public health emergency could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends, data show.
The findings are from a report by the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Urban Institute previously estimated that about 15 million Americans could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends, Healio reported.
In their latest report, researchers made several projections of coverage losses in 2023 based on when the emergency declaration might expire.
“Just as coverage is critically important