How will a new WomensHealthcare crisis impact everyone? Qualified people aren't receiving Medicare benefits. When women are uninsured, it puts families & our economy at risk, says our senior policy advisor, Martha Nolan. Read her op-ed thehill 📰
estimates that approximately 8 million to 24 million could be disenrolled within 12 months. Certain groups are more likely to lose coverage than others, according to KFF, as a result of barriers in the renewal process. These groups include people who have moved, immigrants and people with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities and older adults.
Many, if not most, people who lose coverage in the renewal process won’t be covered any other way; they’ll simply be uninsured. People lose Medicaid for substantive eligibility reasons, such as getting a job with better wages and benefits. When that happens, those people no longer need the safety net. But most Medicaid enrollees don’t suddenly earn too much to qualify for public benefits.
While it’s important not to use precious public dollars for people who don’t need assistance, too often, Medicaid disenrollment hits hardest for people who most need help: those who are living in poverty, often in unstable housing and juggling the demands of caring for children and trying to earn a living wage. They are mothers and caregivers trying to get by.
The impact goes beyond any individual woman. When moms and caregivers aren’t well and can’t take care of themselves, their families suffer. Women miss work or the chance to get meaningful employment. Not only do those women and their families risk falling deeper into poverty, their communities and the economy as a whole miss out on their productive contributions.
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