Opportunities to Support Optimal Health for Children in Medicaid Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic | Linda Genen, MD, MPH, CMO
COVID-19 affects all segments of the population in the United States, including children, who experience
physical, social, and emotional consequences from the pandemic.1 Given substantially higher rates of
COVID-19 infections and deaths in low-income communities and communities of color, the
disproportionate impact of social determinants may widen health disparities as a result of the pandemic.