Coverage During a Crisis: Insured Rate for Californians Hits Historic High in First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
January 2022
Lacey Hartman
Coverage Trends
An analysis of data from the California Health Interview Survey shows that more Californians had health insurance than ever before in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet critical disparities in coverage persist, and coverage gains may slow, or even reverse, as pandemic policies wind down.