Child poverty is at a historic low, according to Census bureau data, and the rate of those without health insurance dropped in 2021. But the good news may be short-lived, as policy measures expire.
Volunteers deliver water and other items to the homeless in Los Angeles. Poverty rates dropped in 2021 thanks in part to pandemic policy measures, but poverty advocates fear they will rise again without those measures in place. Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau'son income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans without health insurance also dropped in 2021 compared to the previous year.
"They spend it on their housing, food, education, they're able to do some of those extracurricular activities that high income families take for granted," she says."They are investing in their kids and their families are able to make ends meet in really important ways." "The reason the Medicaid rates have increased is because of a COVID relief bill that Congress passed in March of 2020," saysThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act essentially mandated that state Medicaid programs not force enrollees to requalify for the program – so states could enroll new people but not kick anyone off. Because of this"continuous enrollment provision," Medicaid has grown significantly.
More than 15 million people could lose Medicaid, according to an estimate from the Department of Health and Human Services. The analysis suggests nearly half of those losing coverage will be because of administrative issues – such as challenges with filling out the paperwork to reapply – and not because they no longer qualify for coverage. Some will be able to get coverage elsewhere, but millions more may become uninsured.
"Any of the improvements that we see – whether it's insurance or poverty – are a reflection of political choices," saysThe Biden administration and many Democrats would like to make the expanded child tax credit permanent. The U.S. House passed such a measure but it did not survive in the Senate. Several Republican Senators have proposed more limited ways to expand the child tax credit.
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