Biden HHS Steps In Amid Wave of Medicaid Coverage Cancellations

Biden administration officials are increasing their monitoring of states’ Medicaid renewal processes to ensure Americans don’t lose health coverage inappropriately.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has intervened with about a half-dozen states since eligibility checks halted during the pandemic were allowed to resume in April, requiring them to pause procedural terminations and reinstate individuals, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Dan Tsai said on a call with reporters Wednesday.

The effort comes as nearly 2.9 million Medicaid beneficiaries nationwide have been disenrolled from their policies as of July 18. KFF estimates that ...