Medicaid disenrollments higher than expected: Report
05/08/24 at 03:00 AM
Medicaid disenrollments higher than expected: Report
Becker's Payer Issues; by Rylee Wilson; 5/2/24
The number of people disenrolled from Medicaid through the redeterminations process has surpassed original estimates from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. According to a May 2 report, as of November 2023, nearly 9 million people had been disenrolled from Medicaid. The figure came out to 60.5% of the foundation's original estimate of 14.8 million people losing coverage, with several months remaining in the redetermination process. ... The number of people disenrolled varies widely by state and age group.