Millions of Americans could lose medicaid coverage

(KYMA, KECY/ NBC News) - Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage once the Public Health Declaration expires.

According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, between 5.3 and 14.2 million low income people could lose Medicaid coverage following the end of the public health emergency and federal continuous enrollment requirement.

The families first Coronavirus Response Act was passed during the Coronavirus pandemic and includes a Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement which prevents people from being disenrolled from Medicaid in exchange for additional federal funds.

The Public Health Emergency Declaration will be in effect through mid-July of this year, it is expected that the continuous enrollment requirement will end on August 1, 2022.