Healthcare DIVE August 7, 2024
Growth in the nation’s uninsured rate could become steeper if subsidies in the Affordable Care Act exchanges expire on schedule next year.
Dive Brief:
- The percentage of Americans without health insurance grew to 8.2% in the first quarter of this year as states culling their Medicaid rolls reversed a once-record low uninsurance rate, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
- The nation hit a historic low uninsurance rate of 7.2% last spring, thanks to COVID-19 era policies making it easier for people to access and afford coverage. However, the rate started ticking up in the back half of last year as states began removing ineligible beneficiaries from safety-net Medicaid coverage.
- An additional 1.6 million people lost...
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