Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 7/27 8am: During the pandemic Congress required that Medicaid programs keep people continuously enrolled throughout the public health emergency order. Under that order, over 900,000 people throughout New Mexico were enrolled in the public health insurance program that ensures the most vulnerable receive low cost healthcare.
But as of this May that order has ended and additional funding that allowed for more residents to qualify will no longer be available.
, many people lost coverage due to procedural reasons, like not returning paperwork to verify their eligibility or recipients couldn鈥檛 be located. This means that while many people are having their coverage terminated, they still qualify to receive Medicaid. In addition, of that group, many who have been dropped have been children.
This rings true locally as and that number could reach 100,000.
On this week鈥檚 show we鈥檒l hear lawyers, state agencies, and experts about the toll on health outcomes, especially as the state was struggling beforehand. And we want to hear from you! Has your Medicaid coverage been terminated? What has that experience been like? Email letstalk@kunm.org , leave us a voice message by pressing 鈥渞ecord鈥� below, or call in live during the show Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
-, spokesperson, BeWellnm
-Lorelei Kellogg, Acting , New Mexico Human Services Department
-, Legal Director, New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty
-, Policy and Communications Coordinator, Health Action New Mexico
