{"id":8325,"date":"2023-04-13T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/?p=8325"},"modified":"2023-12-11T21:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T21:50:53","slug":"health-coverage-after-the-public-health-emergency-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/health-insurance\/health-coverage-after-the-public-health-emergency-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Health Coverage After Public Health Emergency (PHE) Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Approximately 15 million U.S. residents will lose their health insurance<\/a>, when the PHE ends. You may be asking yourself, why? During COVID-19, the government suspended the normal Medicaid routine of constantly culling people who are no longer eligible due to a relocation, reduction in household size or an increase in income. It created a Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision allowing them to remain enrolled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that the government has declared an end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE), programs that were suspended or put on hold are gearing back up. What that means is notifications will be going out to everyone who currently receives Medicaid<\/a>, asking for an update on contact information, income level and household size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you no longer meet the guidelines, you will be dropped from the Medicaid roster. If you do not receive the notification or do not reply, your state can still drop you. That\u2019s why it is important to make sure your contact information on file is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are one of the millions of Americans who may lose their Medicaid coverage, you may be wondering how best to replace it. The good news: There are steps you can take to continue receiving the health insurance you need even if you missed open enrollment.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There is life after Medicaid for those who no longer qualify for this free or low-cost program because you may qualify for special enrollment<\/a> in the health marketplace. Even if you no longer qualify for Medicaid because you make too much to qualify for the program or can\u2019t afford private insurance, your children may still be eligible for the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program<\/a> (CHIP).<\/p>\n\n\nI\u2019m Losing Medicaid Coverage, Now What?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n