The formal end of the pandemic could swell the ranks of uninsured children by 6 million or more as temporary reforms to Medicaid are lifted.
Gaps in coverage could limit access to needed care and widen health disparities, by hitting lower-income families and children of color the hardest, experts say.A requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled during the public health emergency in order to get more federal funding is credited withChildren are the biggest eligibility group in Medicaid, especially in the 12 states that haven’t expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act.
Adults who've returned to work may be able to get insurance through their employer. Others could get coverage through the ACA marketplace, though it's unclear whether that would come the COVID-inspired extra financial assistance that's now being offered.
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