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From the Document: The 35 states (plus the District of Columbia) that have implemented the Affordable Care Act\'s (ACA) Medicaid expansion are better positioned to respond to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] public health emergency and to prevent the ensuing economic downturn from worsening access to care, financial security, health outcomes, and health disparities The 15 remaining states should act swiftly to implement expansion to help their residents weather the crisis Expansion states entered the crisis with much lower uninsured rates than non-expansion states, due in large part to expansion That\'s important for public health because people who are uninsured may forgo testing or treatment for COVID-19 due to concerns that they cannot afford it, endangering their health while slowing detection of the virus\' spread Expansion -- which provides coverage to non-elderly adults with incomes below 138 percent of the poverty line (about $17,600 for a single adult) -- has given Medicaid coverage to over 12 million people At least 4 million uninsured adults would become eligible for Medicaid coverage if the remaining states expanded, a number likely to increase due to the recession COVID-19 (Disease);Recessions;Medicaid
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