Advocates: States Can Use Extra PHE Time To Get Redeterminations Right

There are certain policies states can adopt now -- ex parte redeterminations and letting people renew online or over the phone -- to avoid making the 16 million Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries predicted to lose their coverage a reality once the public health emergency ends, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities experts say. Medicaid beneficiaries were relieved on Monday (May 16) when the Biden administration’s silence indicated it will renew the public health emergency declaration beyond mid-July, giving states more...