State officials are extending a special enrollment period for those who no longer qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as CHIP.
This comes after hundreds of thousands of Nevadans were removed from Medicaid after pandemic-era provisions were rolled back at the end of March 2023.
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Nationally, about 20 million Americans were removed from the Medicaid program. According to a survey by a group called kFF, 23% of those that were dropped are still uninsured.
Here at home, Nevada Health Link said only about 4% of Nevadans who were deemed ineligible for Medicaid benefits have enrolled in a plan through Nevada Health Link.
“One challenge we are seeing among individuals who have recently lost Medicaid is that they may not have a current mailing address on file with Medicaid, so they might not have received their Medicaid termination letter, and therefore might not be aware that their coverage has ended,” said Russell Cook, Executive Director of Nevada Health Link. “We are committed to helping our community understand their options and enroll in a plan that meets their needs and budget … We want these Nevadans to know that Nevada Health Link is their best option for affordable coverage, and we have a call center and a statewide team of enrollment professionals ready to help them get the coverage they need.”