Study finds Americans want pandemic-era ease of applying for Medicaid.

A study conducted by researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of Michigan found that more than 23 million Americans lost their Medicaid coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic was no longer considered a public health emergency. The study assessed Americans' tolerance for administrative burdens in the wake of this policy change. The researchers surveyed over 8,000 Americans and found broad support for reducing the administrative burden of Medicaid enrollment. However, there were ideological divisions, with those expressing empathy, negative experiences, or viewing the burden as systemic racism having less tolerance, while those with conservative beliefs or racial resentments had higher tolerance. The study highlights the widening health equity gap post-pandemic. [Extracted from the article]