More than 8% of Americans did not have health insurance during the first months of 2024, breaking a streak of record-low uninsured rates following the COVID-19 pandemic.
One big factor had been a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic of states reverifying the eligibility of residents covered by Medicaid, effectively suspending the 'churn' that purges many otherwise eligible enrollees from state health insurance rolls.
The process of resuming eligibility checks after the pandemic - a mammoth bureaucratic undertaking dubbed Medicaid 'unwinding' - is slated to wrap up in almost all states by this month.
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