Advocates On Alert For Some States To Do Quick Medicaid Renewals Post PHE

Medicaid plans are watching which states intend to complete their Medicaid renewals faster than in the allotted 14 months once the public health emergency ends, as doing it too quickly could overwhelm state Medicaid staff with redeterminations and lead to some Medicaid beneficiaries losing their coverage despite being eligible. Meanwhile, one Medicaid beneficiary advocate has strongly urged the Biden administration to publicly release data on call center wait times and use that as an indicator for when a state is...