Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Be Dropped From Medicaid [Video]

Key Takeaways

Millions of Americans have lost Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era rules around eligibility have lapsedNew research shows that most of those people lost access because of paperwork/procedural issues, not their actual eligibilityBlack and Hispanic people were twice as likely as whites to be dis-enrolled due to procedural issues

TUESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage.

But a new report finds that most folks who’ve lost coverage have done so because of paperwork issues, and they’re far more likely to be people of color.

“A lot of people got kicked off Medicaid for administrative reasons,” said senior study author Dr. Jane Zhu, an associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

“Our study found that Black and Hispanic people are twice as likely to lose Medicaid insurance for reasons that can …