When the pandemic began, Congress barred states from kicking people off
Medicaid in exchange for additional federal funding. Enrollment surged
nearly 20 percent over the next 16 months to 76.7 million, an all-time
high. But state audits that happen when the health crisis is declared
"over" could lead to as many as 15 million people, including 6 million
children, losing their health insurance, according to an analysis from
the Urban Institute.Now, states fear that winding down the expanded
social safety net could prove messy — as many of the millions removed
from the rolls may not know they’ve lost their health insurance or which
options are available for new coverage. Megan Messerly reports.
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