COVID-19 Has Increased Medicaid Enrollment, But Short-Term Enrollment Changes Are Unrelated To Job Losses.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 39(10): 1822-1831, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-695660
ABSTRACT
The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has resulted in unprecedented job losses in the United States, disrupting health insurance coverage for millions of people. Several models have predicted large increases in Medicaid enrollment among those who have lost jobs, yet the number of Americans who have gained coverage since the pandemic began is unknown. We compiled Medicaid enrollment reports covering the period from March 1 through June 1, 2020, for twenty-six states. We found that in these twenty-six states, Medicaid covered more than 1.7 million additional Americans in roughly a three-month period. Relative changes in Medicaid enrollment differed significantly across states, although enrollment growth was not systemically related to job losses. Our results point to the important effects of state policy differences in the response to COVID-19.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Medicaid
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Coronavirus Infections
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Insurance Coverage
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Eligibility Determination
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Employment
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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