KFF Issue Brief: 5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Ages 50 and Older
KFF has published an issue brief, "5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Ages 50 and Older."
The authors - Abby Wolk and Alice Burns - discuss proposed Medicaid cuts through the budget reconciliation bill and the Senate Finance Committee. They examine Medicaid coverage for the 22 million Medicaid enrollees who are ages 50 and older and implications of the provisions in the House reconciliation bill for these enrollees.
The issue brief lays out 5 facts:
- The 22 million adults ages 50 and older comprise 23% of Medicaid enrollees and 42% of Medicaid spending.
- Over 90% of older adults with Medicaid enroll through pathways that would be affected by reconciliation provisions making it harder to enroll in and maintain Medicaid.
- The share of adults ages 50 and older who have Medicaid coverage nationally is 14% and varies across states.
- More than 8 in 10 older adults on Medicaid are working or face barriers to work.
- Provisions in the House and Senate reconciliation bills could result in loss of coverage and SNAP benefits for Medicaid enrollees ages 50 and older who already report higher rates of household food insecurity compared to those without Medicaid.
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