AdvertisementPoverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policiesUpdated September 13, 2022Selena Simmons-DuffinJennifer LuddenfacebookEmailVolunteers deliver water and other items to the homeless in Los Angeles. Poverty rates dropped in 2021 thanks in part to pandemic policy measures, but poverty advocates fear they will rise again without those measures in place. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on September 13, 2022.