Healthcare DIVE May 24, 2023
Dive Brief:
- The U.S. uninsured rate is expected to hit a historical low this year due to Medicaid continuous eligibility requirements and enhanced subsidies in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, but the number of Americans without health insurance will increase over the next five years as those policies expire, according to new projections from the Congressional Budget Office.
- The CBO projects the uninsured rate for Americans under the age of 65 will reach 10.4% in 2027, before dipping to 10.1% in 2033. By comparison, only 8.7% of U.S. residents didn’t have insurance coverage in 2022.
- Despite the increase, that uninsured rate is still lower than the pre-pandemic rate of 12% in 2019, said Caroline Hanson, a principal in the...