Medicaid and ACA enrollment has fallen by roughly five million people as states resume eligibility checks paused during the pandemic, with many losing coverage due to administrative hurdles rather than actual ineligibility.
Five million Americans have lost health coverage in a sharp post-pandemic reversal and many of them may not have needed to.
NBC News reports that Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped significantly as states resume eligibility checks that were frozen during COVID-19. The so-called “unwinding” process has seen millions removed from rolls but health policy experts warn a large portion still qualify and were simply caught out by paperwork issues or administrative backlogs.
The fallout is hitting low-income households hardest, raising fears of a surge in uninsured Americans at a time when healthcare costs remain stubbornly high.
The findings, citing federal and independent enrollment data, paint a troubling picture of a system tripping over its own bureaucracy.
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