Today’s topic: the end of Medicaid’s continuous enrollment requirement, also known as “The Unwinding.” What is this “unwinding”? Since the beginning phases of the pandemic, the federal government has prohibited states from disenrolling Medicaid members, regardless of their eligibility status. The goal was to protect the health insurance coverage of individuals and families who were most at-risk during the pandemic. Fast forward three years, and with the fading of the pandemic, the federal government has allowed states to restart their normal process for determining Medicaid eligibility beginning April 1st. What does this mean for Arizona? It means a large number of people who are currently covered by Medicaid – roughly 650,000 Arizonans – may no longer qualify and may be at risk of losing their coverage. Fortunately, Arizona’s Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (commonly referred to as AHCCCS) and local partners have long been preparing for this unwinding and are working hard to ensure that Arizonans take action to maintain their Medicaid coverage or find quality coverage elsewhere. Today we’re talking to two colleagues who work to improve health insurance coverage across Arizona: Claudia Maldonado, with the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers, and Matt Jewett, with Children’s Action Alliance. In partnership with organizations across the state, they are helping to lead the charge to protect Arizonans’ coverage during the unwinding.
Show Notes:
E49: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 10/12
E48: Emerging Leaders Network
E47: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 9/29
E46: Minisode 9/23/20 - Census, Vote, COVID
E45: Education, Equity& Health
E44: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 9/1
E43: The Health Data Challenge, Pt. 1 - 8/25
E42: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 8/18
E41: Census 2020 Action Update - 8/11
E40: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 8/4
E39: LGBTQ Communities and COVID-19
E38: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 7/21
E37: Heat, Health and COVID-19 Part 2
E36: COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 7/7
E35: Heat, Health and COVID-19
E34: COVID Roundtable Update - 6/23
E33: Arizona Food Systems and COVID-19
E32: COVID Roundtable Update - 6/9
E31: Storytelling for Systems Change
E30: COVID Roundtable Update - 5/27
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