Louisiana’s Medicaid purge explained in 60 seconds: Will you lose coverage?
Louisiana’s 2 million Medicaid recipients will receive pink letters this week as the first warning of a nationwide Medicaid purge that could cause as many as 350,000 Louisianans to lose their health insurance.
The massive Medicaid disenrollment is coming as COVID-19 pandemic protections expire and income eligibility requirements are reinstated.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has proposed spending almost $200 million in state funds over the next year on a public awareness campaign to prevent anyone who is eligible from being removed and guide those who will be purged to potential low-cost options, according to reporting from the Louisiana Illuminator