AHRQ Stats: Medicaid Coverage for Pediatric Emergency Care

Among patients younger than age 18, the share of emergency department visits covered by Medicaid increased from 45 percent in 2006 to 62 percent in 2015. (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #238, Trends in Hospital Emergency Department Visits by Age and Payer, 2006–2015.)