U.S. Census Bureau data from 2024 revealed that approximately 16.8 percent of New Hampshire’s working-age population (age 25 to 64) experienced long-COVID at some point since the pandemic began. Long-COVID symptoms may limit an individual’s ability to carry out day-to-day activities, including contributing to the state’s workforce. Using statewide labor force participation and long-COVID rates ...

According to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis, an average of about one in four (26.8 percent) Granite State adults who had COVID-19 at any point since the COVID-19 pandemic began went on to develop Post-Acute COVID. This condition, more commonly known as “long-COVID,” is defined as “a chronic condition that occurs ...

In 2023, about 60.2 percent of Granite Staters were covered by private insurance only, including those who received coverage through their employer, purchased their insurance directly, or were beneficiaries of Tricare or another type of military coverage. Approximately 52.8 percent of all Granite Staters relied only on employer-based coverage to access health care. Approximately 17.4 ...

The federal continuous enrollment provision allowed Granite Staters to retain Medicaid coverage throughout most of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency without verifying their continued eligibility. This contributed to the increase in total Medicaid enrollment statewide. Following the provision’s repeal, New Hampshire began disenrolling beneficiaries from Medicaid in a process known as the “unwind.” From March ...