The Medicaid Coverage Gap in Texas - Who Is in the Coverage Gap in Texas? - Race and Ethnicity

2024 Texas[26] The Medicaid Coverage Gap in Texas Nationwide, over 1.6 million adults fall into the Medicaid coverage gap, lacking any aordable health coverage option — their income is too high to qualify for their state’s Medicaid program but too low to qualify for financial assistance in the Aordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. [...] Parents Childless adults Who Is in the Coverage Gap in Texas? Race and Ethnicity Age and Sex Asian Other 50-64 2% 3% 20% Male White 35-49 50% 23% 30% 77% are people Latino Black of color 19-3414% Female58% 50% 50% Age Sex Work and Family Industry 73 percent of people in the coverage gap are in families Many work in jobs that are crucial to the state’s economy with at least one worker, and 42 perce. [...] Reducing racial and ethnic disparities • People of color make up 65 percent of the coverage gap population nationwide and 77 percent in Texas. [...] • Closing the coverage gap is one of the most eective ways to reduce inequities in coverage and health outcomes as well as reduce inequities in delayed care and unmet need for care. [...] • In Texas, almost 11 percent of children have no health coverage — more than double the national uninsured rate for children and the highest uninsured rate out of any state in the Improving financial security • People with coverage are less likely to face catastrophic medical costs, leave bills unpaid, face eviction, or borrow money to pay for medical care.