The Impact of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expiration on All Types of Health Coverage

An unprecedented number of people have enrolled in Medicaid since the COVID-19 pandemic began, due to the continuous coverage requirement which has prevented state Medicaid agencies from disenrolling people during the public health emergency (PHE). This report breaks down the estimate that if the PHE expires in April 2023, 18.0 million people will lose Medicaid coverage in the following 14 months.