Daily News | Hundreds of thousands in Philadelphia region have to reapply for Medicaid. Here’s an early look at how many could be losing coverage.
In April, for the first time since March 2020, people who have health insurance through MedicaidNew data from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, show that 43,546, or 32%, of the 137,611 Pennsylvanians who completed the process in the first month, were slated to lose Medicaid, declared ineligible because their income was too high or due to a procedural problem, such as not returning documentation.
“It’s a confusing and multistep process to stay insured,” said Bragg, cofounder of Fabric Health, a Philadelphia start-up that does regular outreach for insurance companies, helping people navigate complicated benefits systems and sign up for insurance.It’s not clear how many of the 43,546 people who received cancellation notices after the April review ultimately will lose coverage,cautioned Wednesday at a board meeting of Pennie, the state’s health insurance exchange.
Part of DHS’ plan was to automatically hand off people who are no longer eligible for Medicaid to Pennie. Pennie said last week that 33,346 of such individuals had applied for coverage and that 3,178 had signed up for a plan.
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