News Recap: Week of May 22
Across the country, state Medicaid programs are redetermining the eligibility of an estimated 90 million beneficiaries. As experts predicted, new data from the states who have begun the redetermination process
News Recap: Week of May 8
Under legislation passed by House Republicans last week, able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other dependents would be required to work in exchange for enrollment
State Exchanges’ Role in Preventing Coverage Loss During Medicaid Redeterminations
There has been a lot of coverage in the media about the end of the public health emergency (PHE) and Medicaid redeterminations restarting after a three-year hiatus. Up to fifteen
News Recap: Week of April 17
Now that the Medicaid continuous coverage provision has come to an end and redeterminations have resumed, states are now faced with the daunting administrative undertaking of checking whether all the
News Recap: Week of April 10
On April 1, the Medicaid continuous coverage provision officially came to an end after three years. This provision was put in place through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA),
News Recap: Week of April 3
As of last Saturday, state agencies were allowed to begin removing people from Medicaid who no longer qualify for the program – something they have been barred from doing since
Potential Impacts of Millions Losing Health Coverage
Several policies enacted during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) allowed for easier and more affordable access to health insurance coverage. One such policy was Medicaid’s continuous coverage provision, which
News Recap: Week of March 20
Last week marked the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010 under former President Barack Obama. This landmark legislation ushered in a decade of expanded coverage
News Recap: Week of March 13
According to a new survey of state officials from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), an estimated 15 million people may drop off Medicaid rolls over the next year as states
News Recap: Week of March 6
Medicaid redeterminations are still the industry hot topic. To ensure that states are doing all they can to minimize the number of Medicaid enrollees who lose their coverage during the