More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid as the Republican-led state became among the first to finish a post-pandemic review of its rolls. All states were required to resume annual eligibility reviews for Medicaid as a three-year federal freeze on removing people from the health care program ended in April. Arkansas moved more swiftly than most states because a state law required it to complete the review in six months. Figures provided by Arkansas indicate than more than
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid in the past six months, as the state became among the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents.
During the coronavirus pandemic, states were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid in exchange for receiving enhanced federal funding. That moratorium ended in April, and statesfor participants. During the freeze, Medicaid enrollment swelled by nearly one-third nationally, from 71 million people in February 2020 to 94 million in April 2023.
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration has continually defended the state’s review process — which renewed coverage for about 298,000 people during the past six months — even as some national groups have cited the state as a negative example., such as not returning renewal forms needed to verify their eligibility. Health care advocates contend some of those people likely would have remained eligible if the state had their full information.
“It’s not just an inconvenience,” Tennille said at a news conference on Tuesday. “It can delay or terminate necessary medical procedures. These are people’s lives that we’re gambling with.”
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