Bolstered by Recovery Legislation, the Health Insurance Safety Net Prevented a Rise in Uninsurance between 2019 and 2021

This brief analyzes data from the National Health Interview Survey, the Current Population Survey, and the Health Reform Monitoring Survey to explore trends in coverage status and type between early 2019 and early 2021.

The continuous coverage requirement in Medicaid will expire when the public health emergency ends, and the enhanced Marketplace subsidies established by the American Rescue Plan Act are set to expire at the end of 2022. Without additional action, uninsurance rates could begin to rise.