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October 13, 2023

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OVER 8 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of October 12, over 8.6 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 35% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 15.4 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »

October 6, 2023

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12 MONTHS OF MANDATORY CONTINOUS COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN IN MEDICAID/CHIP The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has sent a letter to reinforce that states must give 12 months of continuous coverage to beneficiaries under the age of 19 enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program starting in January 2024. Medicaid/CHIP covers nearly […] Read More »

September 29, 2023

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NIH OFFICIALLY DESIGNATES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A HEALTH DISPARITIES POPULATION This week, the National Institutes of Health officially designated people with disabilities as a health disparities population, marking a huge win for disability populations, advocates, and researchers. “Disability advocates have pushed for the inclusion of people with disabilities as a health disparity population for […] Read More »

September 22, 2023

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OVER 7 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 20, over 7.1 million Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 37% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 11.9 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »

September 15, 2023

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OVER 6.4 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 14, over 6.4 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 36% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 10.8 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in […] Read More »

September 8, 2023

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OVER 5.6 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE As of September 7, over 5.6 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Disenrollment ranges from each state, with extremes of 72% of enrollees losing coverage in Texas to 9% in Michigan. As the trend continues, 73% of all people disenrolled […] Read More »

CBPP Announces 2023 Fall Webinar Series

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AAHD is proud to announce that we will be working with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) again to provide technical assistance to navigators and other health insurance enrollment assisters. As part of this work, CBPP will once again be conducting its fall “Beyond the Basics” webinar series and they have announced the […] Read More »

August 25, 2023

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OVER 5 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE Throughout the summer, we are publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. As of August 23, over 5.3 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Disenrollment ranges from each state, with extremes of 72% of enrollees losing coverage in Texas […] Read More »

August 11, 2023

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OVER 4 MILLION HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE Throughout the summer, we are publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. As of August 9, over 4 million Medicaid enrollees have lost covered, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Disenrollment ranges from each state, with extremes of 82% of enrollees losing coverage in Texas […] Read More »

July 28, 2023

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CMS WORKING WITH STATES ON MEDICAID DISENROLLMENTS Throughout the summer, we are publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Last week, CMS announced that they are monitoring the Medicaid unwinding and working with states given the concern that many people are being disenrolled. As part of this process, CMS released a new fact sheet […] Read More »