More than a million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid so far, according to KFF. Some states are reporting high numbers of procedural enrollments, where beneficiaries are removed from coverage because they didn’t complete the renewal process.
“Nobody who is eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program should lose coverage simply because they changed addresses, didn’t receive a form or didn’t have enough information about the renewal process,” Becerra said in a statement.
The secretary urged states to work with local organizations like schools and faith groups to help enrollees with the renewal process, citing an example of Chicago Public Schools, which assists with family outreach.
