April 2023
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Unwinding Data from Idaho – March 31, 2023
On March 31, 2023, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen released a statement that the state has processed redeterminations for 32,898 individuals, 19,251 of which were found to be ineligible. These individuals are to lose coverage on April 1, 2023. Read the Statement
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Unwinding Data from Arizona – April 1, 2023
On April 1, 2023, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System uploaded a new ‘Population by Category’ spreadsheet, which included Medicaid coverage loss as of April 1. View the Spreadsheet
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First Round of Medicaid Disenrollment Data Is In Quickly: What We Know and Don’t Know
Five states (AR, AZ, ID, NH, SD) started disenrolling people from Medicaid last weekend (April 1st) as the unprecedented Medicaid “unwinding” begins. As readers of SayAhh! know, in exchange for extra federal funds, states have been prohibited from disenrolling anyone involuntarily from Medicaid since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Quicker than…
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Unwinding Wednesday #27: States Should Figure Out a Way to Share Renewal Month with Enrollees, Assisters, and Health Care Providers
In mid-2022, only a little more than a third of enrollees had awareness of the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement based on analysis conducted by the Urban Institute. As awareness of the resumption of Medicaid renewals and disenrollments is increasing, some enrollees are getting anxious. And the best way to help quell their…
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Tips and Best Practices for Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protection
Unwinding the Medicaid continuous coverage protection will be a heavy lift. It will be important for states to work together with community partners in the planning process. Our new and improved Tips and Best Practices outline specific action steps states can take now to be better prepared for the end of the public health emergency…
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Medicaid Unwinding Federal Reporting, Strategies/Policies, and Data by State
The analysis on this page is part of a larger suite of Medicaid unwinding data. Please visit our “Unwinding the PHE” landing page to view more. This tracker examines whether the following information can be found on the state Medicaid or state Marketplace website or in public documents: 1) the state’s unwinding plan or a…
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Unwinding Resources
A variety of resources, including template communications materials and toolkits, are available to assist states and stakeholders in planning and preparing for the end of the PHE as we get closer to the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage protection. Tips for Interpreting Unwinding Data The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires CMS to publicly post certain unwinding data for all…
