lmost 1.8 million Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid health coverage in Texas in the last two years, according to data by KFF, a nonprofit health policy research and news organization.
These Americans have lost their health insurance as part of the unwinding process happening nationwide after Medicaid coverage was expanded following the COVID pandemic.
A spokesperson for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) told Newsweek it is “committed to ensuring that those qualified for benefits receive them,” and worked closely with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “throughout the public health emergency and the Medicaid unwind process.”
“Federal guidance required HHSC to redetermine eligibility for 6 million Medicaid clients over the course of 12 months,” they added.
Source: Texas Removes 1.8 Million People From Health Care Plan / Newsweek