New York, Dec 5
US state of Mississippi could see the steepest drop off in health insurance coverage if Congress doesn't vote to extend temporary health coverage subsidies at the end of next year, according to a recent report issued by policy think tank The Urban Institute.
Some 112,000 people in the state would lose health insurance, a 43 per cent increase in the state's already-high uninsured rate, the report said.
A decade ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reformed the American healthcare system, offering millions of Americans an affordable health insurance option, reports news agency, quoting The Urban Institute.
Today, more than 21 million Americans have enrolled in an ACA Marketplace plan, and the number of people without health insurance has been cut by 42 per cent, according to the report.