On June 26, 2024, the CCC convened advocates, health policy experts, and other key stakeholders provide perspectives on the Medicaid unwinding process and share recommendations from the CCC on how the federal government can build on the lessons learned to ensure that individuals are enrolled in the appropriate health care coverage for which they are eligible.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress passed laws to ensure that individuals enrolled in Medicaid would have continuous health coverage during the pandemic. As a result of the continuous coverage requirement, total Medicaid enrollment grew from 71 million (as of December 2019) to approximately 94 million individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in March 2023. When the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down, Congress passed laws to require states to begin to process over a 12-month period to return the Medicaid program to normal operations, beginning April 1, 2023. As states return to their normal Medicaid operations, the Connecting to Coverage Coalition (CCC) is coordinating with community leaders to ensure that people have access to trusted, reliable information that helps them enroll in health insurance coverage to protect their health and financial security.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress passed laws to ensure that individuals enrolled in Medicaid would have continuous health coverage during the pandemic. As a result of the continuous coverage requirement, total Medicaid enrollment grew from 71 million (as of December 2019) to approximately 94 million individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in March 2023. When the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down, Congress passed laws to require states to begin to process over a 12-month period to return the Medicaid program to normal operations, beginning April 1, 2023. As states return to their normal Medicaid operations, the Connecting to Coverage Coalition (CCC) is coordinating with community leaders to ensure that people have access to trusted, reliable information that helps them enroll in health insurance coverage to protect their health and financial security.
