The economic relationship between Mexico and the United States is one of the most intense between two countries. Since 1994, when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA or NAFTA) was signed, commercial exchanges have increased by more than 700%. More recently, in 2018 a new and more modern Mexico-United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement (T-MEC or USMCA) was agreed, which has further boosted ties throughout North America (including Canada), but above everything between Mexico and the United States.
The state of emergency declared nation-wide due to COVID-19 led to the creation of public health policies that aimed to protect citizens from the health contingency. The laws included continuous Medicaid coverage under which beneficiaries were guaranteed uninterrupted coverage, with no need for an annual redetermination on the basis of changes in their household or their income.
