Medicaid ‘unwinding’ breeds chaos in states
Unprecedented enrollment drops come after federal protections ended this spring that had prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid during the three pandemic years
Katheryn Houghton / KFF Health News photo
People line up outside a public assistance office in Missoula, Montana, before its doors open at 8 a.m., Oct. 27, 2023, to try to regain Medicaid coverage after being dropped from the government insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities. Each said they had experienced long waits on the state’s phone helpline.
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