- Medicaid enrollment increased since the start of the pandemic, primarily due to the continuous enrollment provision.
- KFF estimates that between 8 million and 24 million people will lose Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision.
- The Medicaid continuous enrollment provision stopped “churn” among Medicaid enrollees.
- States approaches to unwinding the continuous enrollment provision vary.
- Maximizing streamlined renewal processes can promote continuity of coverage as states unwind the continuous enrollment provision.
- States have obtained temporary waivers to pursue strategies to support their unwinding plans.
- Certain groups may be at greater risk of losing Medicaid coverage during the unwinding
India needs to expand universal health coverage for rapidly aging population, maintain growth: ADB report
India is one of the lowest among the Asia Pacific nations when it comes to health insurance for older people and the need to expand universal health coverage to meet the needs of rapidly aging population and sustain growth momentum, a report by ADB said on Thursday.
While the South Korea and Thailand have achieved universal health coverage, others lag behind with India having the lowest health insurance coverage among older people at 21%, a report titled ‘Aging Well In Asia’ prepared by ADB said.
However, schemes like Ayushman Bharat that provide cashless healthcare to the bottom quartile of population