More than a third of Alaskans whose Medicaid renewal paperwork was processed in May were determined ineligible and dropped from coverage, in the first wave of the state’s eligibility reviews.
Nearly 3,000 Alaskans were dropped from Medicaid this month as the state resumed its annual eligibility reviews, which had been paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.approximately 6,500 Alaskans whose eligibility was reviewed in May, or 36%, were dropped from the program after state workers determined they were no longer eligible.
While the state is still early into its review process, the new data is a sign of what Alaskans might see as the state continues evaluating recipients’ Medicaid eligibility over the next year and a half.
The pandemic provision extending Medicaid coverage ended this spring, prompting Alaska — along with other U.S. states — to begin the massive undertaking of reviewing Medicaid eligibility.have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months. The earliest Alaskans were dropped from the program was June 1.
In most cases, “procedural reasons” refers to when the state doesn’t have an up-to-date address for a recipient on file or doesn’t receive required paperwork proving eligibility for the program, according to Deb Etheridge, director of the Alaska Division of Public Assistance, which is responsible for administering federal benefits and processing the renewals.
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