Rising Concern: Millions of Children Lose Medicaid Insurance

At least two million low-income children in the United States have lost health insurance since the end of a federal policy that guaranteed coverage through Medicaid earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic. Many of these children were eligible for federal aid but lost coverage due to bureaucratic mistakes, such as missing paperwork or errors by state officials. The trend is accelerating, with estimates suggesting that three million children may have lost coverage in the coming weeks. The unraveling of Medicaid coverage for children has the potential to increase the uninsured rate for children by the largest amount seen in decades.