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Medicaid Only Coverage

The rate of working age adults in Lincoln covered only by Medicaid has increased in recent years

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have impacted the rate of working age adults in Lincoln covered only by Medicaid. The rate is currently double what it was in 2019. Rates in Lincoln in recent years are also no longer lower than rates for the United States overall.

  • The rate of those with Medicaid-only coverage in Lincoln has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, from 4% in 2019 to 8% in 2023.
  • In 2023, there were 13,562 people in the 18 to 64 age group in Lincoln with Medicaid-only health coverage.
Notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, Table B27010.

2009 is the first year this data was collected.