15 Million People May Lose Health Coverage as Medicaid “Purge” Begins

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As Congress lets COVID-era coverage mandates expire, some states are jumping at the opportunity to take away benefits.

“Because those states tend to make only the extremely poor eligible for Medicaid, they will have many people who make too much to qualify for the government health insurance but not enough to reach the income needed to get federal subsidies to afford health plans sold on ACA marketplaces — the coverage the administration is counting on as the main fallback,”“The toll will be large, too, in 13 states that have not chosen to extend Medicaid benefits to women for a full year after they give...

The Medicaid continuous coverage requirements are the latest pandemic-era protections to fall in recent months. Starting on March 1, enhanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were cut off in dozens of states, slashing food aid forAdditionally, the boosted Child Tax Credit expired in late 2021 due to opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin and congressional Republicans, resulting in ain child poverty. Shortly before the expanded CTC lapsed, boosted unemployment benefits that helped millions weather economic chaos ended.

As the pandemic-era safety net crumbles, congressional Republicans are looking to roll back Medicaid, SNAP, and other key programs even further with

 

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