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The Connecting to Coverage Coalition (CCC) (http://www.connectingtocoverage.org) today wrote the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to request that it continue to work with State Medicaid agencies to publish and distribute publicly available data to help inform the Medicaid redetermination and renewals process (“unwinding”). Given the value the currently-publicized information has added to the process, the CCC also requested that CMS continue to collect and publish its data following the end of the Medicaid unwinding. In its letter to Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the CCC acknowledged the leadership of CMS and its partnership with states during this unprecedented time, and asked for CMS to work with states on a glidepath to report and publicly release data pertaining to the Medicaid termination and renewal rates for the following populations:
The release of this data would provide needed transparency into the state efforts undertaken during the Medicaid redeterminations process and would help to ensure that individuals continue to have access to the health insurance coverage for which they are eligible. While the Medicaid program remains the nation’s primary health care safety net for vulnerable people, the letter emphasizes that, for the millions of Americans who are no longer eligible for Medicaid, adequate resources and policies must be in place to ensure they are efficiently connected to coverage — either through the health insurance Marketplace, employer-sponsored coverage, or Medicare. The member organizations of the CCC are committed to being part of solutions to protect against people becoming uninsured as a result of the unwinding process, especially children and at-risk adults. Background On April 1, 2023, states were permitted to “unwind” the pandemic-era continuous coverage requirement passed by Congress that prohibited them from disenrolling individuals from Medicaid throughout the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency even if they had a change in eligibility, in exchange for additional federal funding. With the expiration of the continuous coverage requirement, states have been conducting eligibility redeterminations and removing individuals from the Medicaid rolls who no longer qualify. As of December 2023, Medicaid enrollment has declined by more than seven million people[1] and states have reported disenrolling nearly 11.8 million individuals.[2] Of those, nearly three-fourths have been disenrolled for “procedural” reasons.[3] About the Connecting to Coverage Coalition The CCC (https://www.connectingtocoverage.org/) is a national coalition committed to being a single source of trusted information about the Medicaid redetermination process. The CCC also works to convene stakeholders to support information sharing, build on best practices, and develop solutions to ensure Americans are able to enroll in coverage that is right for themselves and their families. XXX
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