Health Payer Intelligence March 25, 2024
Most Medicaid disenrollments occurred due to procedural reasons, meaning beneficiaries did not complete the required renewal process.
More than 18 million beneficiaries have been disenrolled from Medicaid since the public health emergency ended and states resumed coverage determinations, according to data from healthinsurance.org.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act required Medicaid to provide continuous coverage for beneficiaries throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With disenrollments paused, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment grew by over 23 million beneficiaries.
The continuous coverage policy ended with the public health emergency, and states could begin coverage redeterminations on April 1, 2023. HHS had projected that 15 million beneficiaries would lose Medicaid coverage. However, as of March 20, 2024, more than 18 million...
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