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More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies — and paperwork problems

During the pandemic, the federal government didn’t let states, which administer Medicaid, drop anyone from the program — even if their income grew too high to qualify.

At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks health data.
At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks health data.Read moreDreamstime / MCT
    by Maithreyi Gopalan, The Conversation
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