Bradley Corallo

Sep 18, 2024 | kff.org | Jennifer Tolbert |Bradley Corallo

In April 2023, states began the process of unwinding the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision, a pandemic-era policy that protected Medicaid coverage for millions of enrollees. During the unwinding, states redetermined eligibility for everyone on the program and disenrolled those who were no longer eligible or who did not complete the renewal process. Before the start of the coronavirus pandemic in February 2020, there were 71 million people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.

Aug 21, 2024 | kff.org | Bradley Corallo |Jennifer Tolbert

After a three-year pause in Medicaid disenrollments, the continuous enrollment provision ended on March 31, 2023, kicking off a long process in which states were required to complete renewals verifying the eligibility of all enrollees in the program. States were permitted to resume disenrollments in April 2023, but some states delayed the start of their unwinding periods until June or July 2023.

Apr 19, 2024 | kff.org | Akash Pillai |Bradley Corallo |Jennifer Tolbert

Community health centers are a national network of over 1,300 safety-net primary care providers, serving more than 30 million patients in 2022. They are located in medically underserved urban and rural communities and serve all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Health centers also played a major role in the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for hard-to-reach populations.

Nov 9, 2023 | kff.org | Amaya Diana |Jennifer Tolbert |Robin Rudowitz |Bradley Corallo

During the COVID-19 pandemic, states kept people continuously enrolled in Medicaid in exchange for enhanced federal funding. Leading up to the unwinding, many enrollees were unaware of the upcoming renewals and when informed, worried about losing coverage.

Oct 2, 2023 | kff.org | Bradley Corallo |Jennifer Tolbert

As states unwind the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision, they must comply with federal renewal requirements, including the requirement to conduct ex parte or automated renewals. Ex parte renewals can help to reduce administrative burdens for state eligibility workers and enrollees.