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Medicaid Unwinding

2024 NHIS Data Early Release: Quarter 3 (July – September) Estimates Show Coverage Continued to Shift at the End of the Unwinding
Newly released Q3 NHIS data show significant changes in health insurance coverage coincident with the Medicaid unwinding. In this blog, we cover relevant changes in health insurance coverage compared to the same period the year prior, and changes by various breakdowns.
2024 NHIS Data Early Release: Q2 (April – June) Estimates Show Uninsurance Remained Stable While Many Shifted from Public to Private Coverage
On November 8, 2024, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage from the
What Do the New Census Data Say About Insurance Coverage for Children and Adults? A Look at Both the National and State Level (SHVS Cross-Post)
Every fall, the U.S. Census Bureau releases detailed data on the population, including data on health insurance coverage. The American Community Survey (ACS) is the premier source for detailed state and substate data on income, poverty, disability, marital status, education, occupation, travel… Read more
2023 ACS: After Two Years of Decline, Uninsured Rates Increased for Children; Public and Private Coverage Rates See Variations Across the States
The U.S. Census Bureau released 2023 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) yesterday, September 12, 2024. These estimates include both national- and state-level information about health insurance coverage by type, as well by certain demographic categories.
Children’s Health Insurance in 2023: Exploring Rising Uninsured Rates for Low-Income Children
With the recent release of survey data from both the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS), SHADAC researchers have begun delving into what this data can tell us about health insurance coverage in 2023 for:
CPS ASEC: 2023 National Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Remain Steady for Adults but Rise for Children
Today, September 10, 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau released an initial report containing data on health insurance coverage across the United States in 2023, drawn from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). This latest issue in the long-running line of… Read more
Unwinding Ends, but States’ Reporting of Medicaid Renewal Data Continues (SHVS Cross-Post)
States have resumed their regular processes for renewing individuals’ Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage due to the end of the continuous coverage requirement set in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this unwinding period, advocates, policymakers, and the… Read more
2023 NHIS Full-Year Health Insurance Estimates Early Release: Decreasing Uninsured Rates Overall and for Certain Groups of Nonelderly Adults
In late June, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. The rates of insurance and uninsurance captured in this report are some of the first… Read more
Tracking Health Insurance Coverage During the Unwinding: Monthly Data from the Household Pulse Survey
This update was posted on October 4, 2024 and uses data from the October 2024 release of the Household Pulse Survey, collected August 20 - September 16, 2024. 
2023 NHIS Early Release: Estimates from Quarter 3 (July to September) Hold Steady
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in July 2022 through September 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and this… Read more
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