In more than 20 states, over 1.5 million people have lost their Medicaid rolls coverage as a result of the post-coronavirus pandemic purge.
In the recent months, more than 1 million people have lost their Medicaid coverage as some states acted quickly to stop providing health insurance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Multiple States Remove Individuals From Medicaid Rolls
Most were dismissed for failing to complete documentation. Although the federal government mandates the eligibility check, President Joe Biden’s administration is not happy with how effectively certain other states are carrying out the duty.
According to Daniel Tsai, a top federal Medicaid official, hurrying things may cause eligible people, such as children and families, to lose coverage for a while.
According to publicly accessible statistics and data collected by The Associated Press, more than two dozen states that started the procedure in April or May had already removed almost 1.5 million people from Medicaid.
Florida has had a significant population decline, far and away the largest of any state. In other states, the decline rate has likewise been exceptionally high.
In May, cases involving individuals were decided, and in Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia, at least half of those cases were dismissed.
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Arkansas Resident Faces Issues Medicaid Redeterminations
According to Arkansas’ own figures, more than 140,000 people have been removed from Medicaid.
Jennifer Mojica, 28, who was informed in April that she was no longer eligible for Medicaid because Arkansas had mistakenly judged her income to be above the cap, has been bothered by the eligibility redeterminations.
After everything was rectified, she was informed that her 5-year-old son would no longer be covered by Medicaid because she had requested his cancellation, which, according to her, never happened.
Although her son’s coverage has been reinstated, Mojica claims she has since learned that her husband is no longer eligible. She claimed that the uncertainty had been upsetting.
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