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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Medicaid Expansion Is More Important Than Ever, and Young Adults Would Gain the Most

New estimates find that expanding Medicaid now would reduce the number of uninsured people by 4.4 million.

Overturning the ACA Would Increase Uninsurance among People of All Ages, Races, and Ethnicities

If the Supreme Court overturns the ACA, coverage and federal spending on health care will fall in every state, and health care providers will experience sizable decreases in revenue.

Health and Health Policy

Three ways short-term health plans could damage the US health system

Expanding short-term health plans could raise ACA-compliant insurance premiums by 18 percent.

Health and Health Policy

Together, Medicaid and CHIP cover more than 4 in 10 young children in most metropolitan areas

Congress has agreed to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, a critical source of coverage for young children.

Health and Health Policy

Not extending federal funding for CHIP jeopardizes coverage for children

Up to 9 million children are at risk of losing coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, absent reauthorization of funding by Congress.

Health and Health Policy

Senate health bill would lower the Medicaid per capita cap rate, causing greater state budget shortfalls

A lower growth rate for Medicaid per capita caps would drastically reduce federal Medicaid spending.

Health and Health Policy

Using Pennsylvania as a case study to understand the local impact of ACA repeal

Under a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act through reconciliation, Urban Institute projects an increase of 956,000 in uninsured Pennsylvanians by 2019.