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Biden Admin Orders States to Reinstate Medicaid for Half a Million People

The Biden administration has ordered 30 states to halt Medicaid disenrollments and restore coverage for some 500,000 people.
Biden Admin Orders States to Reinstate Medicaid for Half a Million People
Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during a press conference at the HHS headquarters in Washington, on June 28, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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9/23/2023|Updated: 9/23/2023
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The Biden administration has ordered 30 states to pause disenrollments from their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs and reinstate coverage for nearly 500,000 people after a computer glitch kicked them off.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, terminations of Medicaid coverage were paused until March 31. But now, state Medicaid agencies have resumed the standard annual redeterminations that were a staple of pre-pandemic times.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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