HHS Pushed to Scrutinize States on Medicaid Eligibility Checks

Congressional lawmakers are pressuring the Department of Health and Human Services to put measures in place that would help keep people enrolled in Medicaid before eligibility checks resume in less than two weeks.

A letter sent Monday by the Congressional Tri-Caucus, a coalition composed of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional Black Caucus, urged HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to take steps to police states not doing enough to prevent Medicaid coverage loss due to administrative inefficiency and red tape.

The move comes amid concerns that 15 million people nationwide could lose their Medicaid coverage ...