More People at Emergency Rooms Lack Insurance Since the Medicaid ‘Unwinding’

 

Medicaid terminations began in April 2023. The data shows that the share of uninsured visits hovered around 6 to 7% from January 2021 until April 2023, when it began to rise to 8.5% in August 2023. The Medicaid share was around 21% before falling to 18.2% in August 2023.