Thousands mistakenly lose Medicaid in Arkansas: Is this America’s future?

Thousands mistakenly lose Medicaid in Arkansas: Is this America’s future? As many as 15 million people nationwide are expected to lose coverage as states check eligibility for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. POLITICO

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As many as 15 million people, including 5 million children, are expected to lose Medicaid in the coming months in what will be one of the largest shifts in the nation’s health care landscape since passage of the Affordable Care Act. While all states are removing people from their Medicaid rolls, several Republican-led states appear to be moving at breakneck speed and no state is moving as quickly as Arkansas, where Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has embraced her predecessor’s plan to complete the work in about half the time other states are taking, an aim many fear will lead to eligible people mistakenly losing coverage.

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