Medicaid expansion reduces uninsured rate among older adults
The uninsured rate among adults 55 to 64 years old decreased from 12 percent to 8 percent last year, according to an AARP analysis. The reduction coincides with the expansion of Medicaid in 27 states to include adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
Executive Editor
Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.