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Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon

  • Written by Julie Donohue, Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soonGrowth outpaced new enrollment from the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.bymuratdeniz/E+via Getty ImagesMedicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soonCC BY-ND

Medicaid, the government-funded U.S. health insurer for people with low incomes, grew by about 25% between February 2020 and May 2022 as policies adopted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic expanded the program’s reach.

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