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Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year are now uninsured. The struggle to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people is concerning and reveals a concerning trend as pandemic-era protections expire. According to a recent survey by KFF, nearly half of those who lost coverage signed back up later, suggesting they should never have been dropped in the first place. Learn more about the healthcare coverage gap here! #atwhealth #ppiconline #healthequity #qualityimprovement #healthcaretransformation #patientengagement

Interesting read - Many Americans face unexpected medical bills or coverage denials but rarely challenge them due to a lack of awareness and understanding of the plans, billing practices, and basic rights. The burden to educate and empower members falls on the insurers - as well as employers, and even our government agencies. People simply do not understand the health insurance ecosystem, and we collectively need to educate consumers so they understand their rights. #PatientAdvocacy #HealthLiteracy #InsuranceEducation #SurpriseBilling #HIM #RevenueCycle #MedicalBilling

Uninsured Rate Rises To 8.2% As States Resume Medicaid Eligibility Checks, CDC Finds Healthcare Dive (8/7, Pifer) reports, “The percentage of Americans without health insurance grew to 8.2% in the first quarter of this year as states culling their Medicaid rolls reversed a once-record low uninsurance rate, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.” Specifically, “an additional 1.6 million people lost coverage from January through March, bringing total Americans without insurance to 27.1 million, the CDC said.” Many Americans who are losing coverage “have turned to the Affordable Care Act exchanges for insurance, causing enrollment in the plans to swell to historic highs this year.” The rate of uninsured Americans “could hit 8.9% over the next decade because of Medicaid unwinding and the loss of the subsidies, according to recent projections from the Congressional Budget Office.” https://lnkd.in/gu_Fiu7Y

Interesting study on Medicaid unwinding in 2023. "It appears that for many people, the availability of employer-sponsored insurance and other private coverage offset Medicaid coverage loss. These results suggest that the resumption of redeterminations has had less impact on uninsurance than was initially feared. Our findings highlight the importance of tracking coverage transitions during unwinding. By identifying populations at risk for uninsurance after Medicaid loss, these data could enhance the effectiveness of state outreach and enrollment assistance for people eligible for Marketplace coverage and subsidies."

Uninsured Rate Rises To 8.2% As States Resume Medicaid Eligibility Checks, CDC Finds Healthcare Dive (8/7, Pifer) reports, “The percentage of Americans without health insurance grew to 8.2% in the first quarter of this year as states culling their Medicaid rolls reversed a once-record low uninsurance rate, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.” Specifically, “an additional 1.6 million people lost coverage from January through March, bringing total Americans without insurance to 27.1 million, the CDC said.” Many Americans who are losing coverage “have turned to the Affordable Care Act exchanges for insurance, causing enrollment in the plans to swell to historic highs this year.” The rate of uninsured Americans “could hit 8.9% over the next decade because of Medicaid unwinding and the loss of the subsidies, according to recent projections from the Congressional Budget Office.”

Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds A survey found that over half of the people who lost Medicaid coverage in Utah did not attempt to renew it, often due to difficulties with paperwork requirements. Visit the link below to learn more. https://lnkd.in/g9WM6_7e #Medicaid #healthcare #insurance #coverage #healthpolicy #Utah #disenrollment #proceduralissues #healthnews

Uninsured Rate Rises To 8.2% As States Resume Medicaid Eligibility Checks, CDC Finds Healthcare Dive (8/7, Pifer) reports, “The percentage of Americans without health insurance grew to 8.2% in the first quarter of this year as states culling their Medicaid rolls reversed a once-record low uninsurance rate, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.” Specifically, “an additional 1.6 million people lost coverage from January through March, bringing total Americans without insurance to 27.1 million, the CDC said.” Many Americans who are losing coverage “have turned to the Affordable Care Act exchanges for insurance, causing enrollment in the plans to swell to historic highs this year.” The rate of uninsured Americans “could hit 8.9% over the next decade because of Medicaid unwinding and the loss of the subsidies, according to recent projections from the Congressional Budget Office.”

Uninsured Rate Rises To 8.2% As States Resume Medicaid Eligibility Checks, CDC Finds Healthcare Dive (8/7, Pifer) reports, “The percentage of Americans without health insurance grew to 8.2% in the first quarter of this year as states culling their Medicaid rolls reversed a once-record low uninsurance rate, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.” Specifically, “an additional 1.6 million people lost coverage from January through March, bringing total Americans without insurance to 27.1 million, the CDC said.” Many Americans who are losing coverage “have turned to the Affordable Care Act exchanges for insurance, causing enrollment in the plans to swell to historic highs this year.” The rate of uninsured Americans “could hit 8.9% over the next decade because of Medicaid unwinding and the loss of the subsidies, according to recent projections from the Congressional Budget Office.”

🚨 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 people have been disenrolled. What’s more, 35 million beneficiaries’ eligibility redeterminations have either still not been completed or have not been reported. Disenrollment numbers and processes have varied across states. Starting from April 2023, states have up to twelve months to initiate redeterminations. Some states began disenrollments in April, while others waited until May, June, or July. 🌟 #Medicaid #HealthcareCoverage #Disenrollment #HealthEquity #HealthcareAccess #HealthcareSystem #SocialJustice #PublicPolicy #HealthcareAwareness #HealthcareRights #SupportMedicaid #HealthcareIsEssential

(FISCAL TIMES) - "Nearly 1 in 4 of Those Removed From Medicaid Now Uninsured." Millions of Americans have been removed from state-level Medicaid programs over the last year, following the official end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the return to pre-pandemic rules governing access to the system. Request A Health Or DENTAL Insurance Quote On The Plans Being Offered Within Your State When You Go To: HI4E.Org 1(800) 793-0471 #MedicaidCoverage #AffordableHealthInsurance #HI4E.Org #ObamacareTaxSubsidies #AffordableCareAct #HealthInsurance4Everyone #MedicaidTaxes #FilingTaxes #2023TaxReturnPenalties #TaxPenalties #HealthAndLifeSolutionsLLC #MissedOpenEnrollment #OpenEnrollmentEnded #ObamacareTaxSubsidyPenalties #ObamacareSubsidies #ObamacareTaxes #TaxReturnPenalties #MedicaidEnding #MedicaidCuts #FiscalTimes #MedicaidFundingCutbacks #MedicaidEnrollment #MedicaidEligibility #CovidFundingEnded #CovidFundsClawedBack #MedicaidRecipients https://lnkd.in/gAPfn64V