Officials say some of Alaska's Medicaid reapplications will be processed automatically, but others will need to be done manually by the same eligibility workers that are processing a months-long backlog of food stamps.
“What’s important to know is we don’t want anyone to lose health care coverage,” said Deb Etheridge, Director of the Division of Public Assistance. Shein the midst of the backlog because she said she believes in the department and its mission.
Notifications about when and how to reapply for Medicaid will arrive by mail, and Etheridge said that checking and reading the mail will help speed the process. Kosin said that people tend to fall off the rolls when there’s a change that requires action from the consumer.“It can be really disruptive to have a lot of people drop off of Medicaid,” he said.
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