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New Data Captures Florida's Struggle with the Medicaid Unwind

  • Writer: Admin
    Admin
  • Jul 31, 2023
  • 2 min read

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, as of June 30th, over 1.3 million Medicaid redeterminations in the state of Florida have been completed. Of those redeterminations, 31% of Medicaid enrollees had been terminated. 45% of those terminations were due to no longer being eligible for Medicaid, and 55% of those terminations were due to procedural reasons (i.e. not responding to requests for redeterminations).

Also, last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released new data related to eligibility renewals, call center operations, and transitions to Marketplace coverage. You can sort through the data here, but some key takeaways include:

  • Florida ranks 50 out of 51 on abandoned calls.

  • Florida ranks 49 out of 51 on call time average (40 min, Including only calls transferred to a live agent).

Community Resources

For anyone losing Medicaid coverage due to no longer being eligible, they may have coverage options through:

Additionally, the Florida KidCare application is active as of Friday (7/28) afternoon, and families no longer need to apply through the Department of Children and Families MyAccess website for subsidized or full-pay coverage!

  • Many of the families whose children have lost Medicaid due to no longer being eligible based on income, have had applications automatically submitted for Florida KidCare subsidized or full-pay premium coverage. If they have unpaid premiums, please have them call Florida KidCare to pay those premiums: 1-888-540-KIDS (5437).

  • As a reminder, Florida KidCare subsidized coverage eligibility will increase to 300% of the Federal Poverty Level for families, effective January 1st, 2024.


Visit our Medicaid Unwind FAQs page to learn more and to share your experiences.

 
 
 

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