Chief Healthcare Executive June 19, 2023
States are determining some recipients are no longer eligible. Hospitals are providing more charity care, an indication that some have lost coverage.
As states once again have more latitude in determining eligibility for Medicaid, some Americans are losing coverage.
About 1.5 million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Florida has dropped several hundred thousand people, far surpassing all other states, the AP reports. Arkansas has also dropped more than 140,000 people from coverage.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, state Medicaid rolls expanded significantly. States were told they needed to offer continuous Medicaid coverage in order to qualify for additional pandemic assistance. Under a federal spending package President Biden...
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