The number of U.S. adults without insurance continued to decline to historically low rates in the first quarter of 2022. Uninsured children rose slightly from 4Q21 to 1Q22, but remained at historically low levels. The cause appears to be amped up government subsidies for insurance policies available to individuals and families through the Affordable Care Act market.
That's what a report from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department concludes. Based on HHS's analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the report tracks insurance coverage for those not covered by employer plans. The expanding availability of Medicaid coverage, plus further premium subsidies from the American Rescue Plan, were cited by the report as coinciding with the declines.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
