Health Care Coverage, Spending Trends Diverge Among Payers as COVID-Related Policies Expire

  • Jul 05, 2024

    The share of people without health insurance coverage reached an all-time low of 7.2% in 2023 but is projected to rise to 8.9% in 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

    The increase in the uninsured rate was largely due to the end of Medicaid’s continuous eligibility provisions in 2023 and 2024, the expiration of enhanced subsidies available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces after 2025 and a surge in immigration that began in 2022, observed the CBO in a report posted June 18.

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  • Jinghong Chen

    Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.

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