Becker's Healthcare May 14, 2024
Many people disenrolled from Medicaid during the redeterminations process were likely unaware they had coverage to begin with, a study published in the May issue of Health Affairs found.
In 2021, 2.7 million people with Medicaid coverage in 2021 reported becoming uninsured in 2022. Because states were prohibited from disenrolling people from Medicaid during the COVID-19 public health emergency, these individuals were likely unaware they retained their Medicaid coverage.
The researchers predicted around 5.9 million people will become uninsured through the Medicaid redetermination process. Of those, 2.7 million already reported being uninsured in 2022. Because many uninsured individuals were unaware they previously had Medicaid coverage, the Medicaid unwinding process is likely to affect the uninsurance rate less than...
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