Question

According to dorn et al. (2008 a one percentage point increase in the national unemployment rate would increase enrollments in the medicaid and schip programs by 1 million individuals and cause the number of uninsured to increase by 1.1 million. in light of these findings, explain the budgetary challenges state governments would face if the economy were to go into a recession and the unemployment rate were to increase.

Answer 1

The national unemployment rate would increase enrollments in the Medicaid and SCHIP programs by 1 million individuals and cause the number of uninsured to increase by 1.1 million. The budgetary challenges state governments would face if the economy will go into a recession is the rise of the number below the poverty line since unemployment and recession will result in poverty.