Nearly 73,000 Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage in April as pandemic-relief programs wind down nationwide.
About 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage around the country over the next year, as states start to determine eligibility for assistance after a provision under the 2020 federal COVID-19 public health emergency law expires in May.
At least 93 million low-income Americans are covered by Medicaid at this time.
Congress terminated the restriction that barred states from removing most individuals on Medicaid for three years which had been stipulated in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed in December.’
This allowed states to remove those who are typically unqualified from their Medicaid rolls on April 1….