Rising Unemployment, Medicaid and the Uninsured


 

Publication Date: January 2009

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Author(s):

Research Area: Health; Labor

Keywords: Medicaid; Uninsured; SCHIP

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This policy brief and accompanying snapshot examines the relationship between increases in the unemployment rate and changes in the number of people covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and non-group insurance policies, as well as the financial implications for government budgets.