According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), at least 728,000 people have lost their Medicaid coverage since Covid-19 coverage ended in March.
Only 13 states and the District of Columbia were included in this analysis, and many states do not provide official data on Medicaid withdrawals, thus underestimating the number of people who have lost coverage. . according to to KFF. 17 million people can According to the KFF, the termination of the continuing coverage clause will ultimately result in the loss of Medicaid coverage. The continued coverage clause was a policy enacted under the Trump administration in 2020 that required recipients to remain enrolled in the Medicaid program throughout the public health emergency.
Congress ended pandemic-era Medicaid continued coverage on March 31, and states are now beginning to resume unsubscribing.
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Most deregistrations are for procedural reasons, such as failure to complete renewals on time or outdated state contact information, according to the KFF, but in most states recipients actually qualify. Only 10-20% are due to lack of Iowa and Pennsylvania were exceptions, with 45% and 57%, respectively, excluded due to ineligibility. (Related: Biden Administration Secretly Allows Medicaid Funds to Pay for Rent, Air Conditioning, Cooking Classes)
About 249,400 people are excluded from the Medicaid roster in Florida, followed by Arkansas with about 141,600 and Idaho with about 66,300, according to the KFF. A further 10 states will begin deregistration by October.
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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