Millions of people across the country could lose their Medicaid coverage anytime now because states have, once again, resumed eligibility checks after pandemic-era federal protections expired.

Thousands of Hoosiers are being phased off of Medicaid following the end of the federal public health emergency. Even for those who still have coverage, there are flaws in the system.

Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country trying to roll back this right.

As Hoosiers continue to be unenrolled from Medicaid following the end of the federal public health emergency, providers say they are concerned about the current Medicaid portal and infrastructure.

New state data shows more than 46,000 Hoosiers were unenrolled from Medicaid due to “procedural reasons” last month. An additional more than 6,000 Hoosiers were determined ineligible and transferred to marketplace insurance.

Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid dont lose coverage two months after pregnancy.

Researchers estimate 15 million people will lose their Medicaid starting April 1 when states begin removing people from the low-income health insurance program for the first time in three years.

April 1 marks the end of the federal mandate that makes states provide continued coverage leaving, some Hoosiers ineligible for Medicaid.

People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.

With the end of the federal public health emergency, some Medicaid recipients may no longer be eligible for continued coverage.