US EditionChildren getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch’
- Children in many states are losing Medicaid coverage due to a glitch in the automated eligibility review systems. This problem affects at least half of the states and potentially millions of children.
- In most states, eligible children are not being successfully renewed for Medicaid, which violates federal requirements. The eligibility review process was resumed after a pandemic-era freeze, resulting in about 5 million people losing coverage.
- Some states are flagging entire households for further information and dropping all family members from Medicaid if there's no response, instead of individually reviewing and renewing eligible children. Maryland is one of the states experiencing this issue and is working to resolve it.
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Children in MD getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of 'glitch'
Children in many states, including Maryland, are being wrongly cut off from Medicaid because of a “glitch,” a top Medicaid official said. The post Children in Md., other states getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation ‘glitch’ first appeared on Maryland Daily Record. The post Children in Md., other states getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation ‘glitch’ appeared first on Maryland Daily Record.
Children getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch'
The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the government health-care program as states undertake a massive eligibility review. Medicaid rolls swelled across the U.S.
Children getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch'
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the government health-care program as states undertake a massive eligibility review. Medicaid rolls swelled across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic because states were prohibited from cutting off coverage. Annual eligibility
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