CNBC October 19, 2022
Key Points
– When the public health emergency does end, HHS estimates up to 15 million people will be disenrolled from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
– HHS will give the public 60 days notice before lifting the public health emergency, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said.
– The end of the public health emergency will also result in reduced food benefits for the poor and could impact vaccine access at pharmacies among many other consequences.
The Biden administration is telling health-care providers to begin preparing for an end to the public health emergency declared in response to the Covid-19 pandemic nearly three years ago.
The change will have broad implications for Medicaid health insurance recipients and could significantly...
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