Federal policy kept millions on Medicaid rolls during pandemic—but many didn’t realize they still had coverage
Far more people were enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic than who reported in surveys having coverage—a discrepancy suggesting that many people were unaware that their coverage had continued under federal policies, according to a new Harvard Chan…
Who’s least supportive of expanding Medicare? Current beneficiaries.
People currently on Medicare are some of the least supportive of proposals to expand the program, according to a new study.
Small cost increases, administrative burdens may be barriers to health coverage
Health insurance that goes from costing zero to even a few dollars per month can keep low-income individuals from accessing coverage, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard Chan School’s Adrianna McIntyre.
The problem with Medicaid ‘unwinding’
As of late June, more than 1.5 million enrollees in Medicaid—the program that provides health insurance to low-income Americans—have been disenrolled from the program, due to a change in federal policy that went into effect April 1. Harvard…
