Medicaid Unwinding in the News: September 14, 2023

The Connecting to Coverage Coalition (CCC) has curated a list of recently-published articles covering national and state-specific developments related to the unwinding of Medicaid's continuous enrollment provision. CCC will be posting these links on a weekly basis.

• National: Medicaid Navigators and clients point to errors costing eligible people their insurance (NPR: 9/12/2023)
• Alabama: Thousands are expected to lose Medicaid coverage in Alabama as program "unwinds" from COVID emergency (WKRG: 9/12/2023)
• Arkansas: Arkansas Medicaid rolls drop 72,000 in August as redetermination enters final month (Talk Business & Politics: 9/10/2023)
• Arkansas: More than 72,000 Arkansans lose Medicaid coverage in August (Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: 9/9/2023)
• Arkansas: More than 26,500 Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons in August (Arkansas Advocate: 8/8/2023)
• Arizona: Medicaid 'disenrollment' could affect 650,000 in Arizona. Here's how to keep your coverage (KJZZ: 9/13/2023)
• Florida: Florida enrollment in Medicaid continues recent decline (The Center Square: 9/11/2023)
• Florida: Civil rights groups file complaint over Florida Medicaid eligibility reviews (The Center Square: 9/13/2023)
• Florida: Advocacy groups file civil rights complaint over Florida's post-pandemic Medicaid process (WFME: 9/14/2023)
• Hawaii: Hawaii Delays Medicaid Terminations, Others Rack Up Disenrollments (Inside Health Policy: 9/12/2023)
• Idaho: Idaho Ends Six Months Unwinding With 121K Dropped From Medicaid (Inside Health Policy: 9/13/2023)
• Iowa: Iowa's Medicaid disenrollment has domino effect (Axios: 9/13/2023)
• Montana: Medicaid unwinding causes frustration in Montana, adds strain on health care workers (Billings Gazette: 9/13/2023)
• Montana: Montana DPHHS taking steps to address Medicaid redetermination call times (KTVH: 9/13/2023)
• Montana: Medicaid unwinding causes frustration in Montana, adds strain on health care workers (Helena Independent Record: 9/8/2023)
• Nevada: 130,000 Nevadans caught in Medicaid eligibility mess — many of them children (8 News Now: 9/12/2023)
• Nevada: Medicaid Chaos In Nevada: 130,000 Residents, Numerous Kids Affected (Blogging Big Blue: 9/14/2023)
• New Jersey: Residents Encouraged to Check Medicaid Eligibility (Camden County NJ: 9/13/2023)
• New Jersey: Medicaid redetermination: 300,000 NJ residents could lose coverage (NorthJersey.com: 9/12/2023)
• Ohio: Watch your mail to make sure you are still enrolled in Medicaid (Cleveland.com: 9/10/2023)
• Ohio: Staggering number of Ohio kids have lost Medicaid coverage (Ohio News Connection: 9/14/2023)
• West Virginia: Medicaid commissioner tells lawmakers West Virginia is working diligently through unwinding (WV Metro News: 9/12/2023)
• Texas: Texas Medicaid renewals to take a year to properly reverify recipients (Austin American-Statesman: 9/8/2023)
• Texas: With 500,000 People Kicked Off Medicaid, Local Legislators Demand Investigation (The Austin Chronicle: 9/8/2023)