Center on Budget and Policy Priorities July 9, 2024
More than 1.6 million uninsured adults are stuck in the Medicaid “coverage gap,” with no path to affordable health coverage. They have incomes below the federal poverty level (FPL) — too low to qualify for financial help in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces — yet they don’t qualify for Medicaid because they live in one of the ten states that have not adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion. People in the coverage gap are racially and ethnically diverse, and 65 percent are people of color. Closing the coverage gap would therefore shrink ethnic and racial disparities in health coverage, which the ACA has significantly reduced but not eliminated.
Adults in the coverage gap range from ages 19 to 64 and...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor