More than 2 million people on Medicaid went through the redeterminations process in April as states resumed checking eligibility for the safety-net coverage, according to new CMS data.
Of those, one-third had their coverage terminated. The large majority — almost 80% — lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons. Almost 21% of those who lost coverage were deemed ineligible.
The data brings total estimated Medicaid disenrollments to over 3.8 million, Healthcare Dive reports.
Typically, roughly 17 million people lose Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage each year. But this year, redeterminations are a whole different beast. States’ experience with conducting Medicaid eligibility checks has atrophied during COVID-19, when redeterminations were paused. Read more.
