By Jason Levitis* and Sabrina Corlette
The unwinding of the Medicaid steady protection requirement will set off the biggest protection transition because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took impact. More persons are projected to depart Medicaid than presently have market protection, creating an ideal threat of protection loss but additionally an enormous enrollment alternative for marketplaces.
States have already made large efforts to organize for unwinding, and one space of focus has been supporting continuity of protection for customers who have to shift to the medical health insurance market. Transitions from Medicaid to market protection have traditionally been marred by administrative burdens and protection gaps.
In a latest Expert Perspective for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health & Value Strategies program, the Urban Institute’s Jason Levitis and CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette delve into particular actions states can take to attenuate gaps in protection for customers who grow to be ineligible for Medicaid. You can learn the total put up right here.
*Jason Levitis is a Senior Fellow with the Health Policy Center on the Urban Institute.