KFF June 20, 2024
The unwinding of pandemic enrollment protections in Medicaid helped accelerate states’ expansion of eligibility for key groups and adoption of policy and system changes to streamline renewal processes for enrollees, according to findings from a new KFF survey of state Medicaid officials. These changes mean that the return to “routine” operations when the unwinding period ends will not be a return to pre-pandemic operations in many states.
The survey examined actions states have taken to enhance systems, processes, and communications, as well as key state Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and renewal policies and procedures in place for children and most non-elderly adults as of May 2024.
States report changes in the following key areas:
Coverage for children and pregnant individuals: Several...
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