For the estimated 30 million uninsured Americans, navigating insurance enrollment can be confusing, cumbersome, and intimidating.
The hassles are so great that some people have avoided enrollment altogether, and that can be costly for everyone. And when the Biden administration lifts the COVID-19 public health emergency, as it plans to in April, another 18 million people could lose Medicaid coverage. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Mark Shepard makes the case that making it easier for people to sign up for and stay on Medicaid would boost enrollment and help to defray insurance costs. Read more about Professor Shepard's research.