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An estimated 6.4 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid since April , including more than 1.2 million children.
The wave of coverage loss was triggered when the country’s pandemic-era pause on Medicaid redeterminations ended last spring .
Federal data suggest seven in 10 people have lost their Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons, such as missed deadlines.
Families in Texas and elsewhere aren’t finding out they have lost their Medicaid coverage until they visit a provider for an appointment, or until they try to fill a prescription or experience a medical emergency.
These disruptions also hurt schools, an American Association of School Administrators says.
Schools are trying their best to fill in gaps, but more families are turning to community health centers, emergency rooms.
Texas has among the lowest rates of ex parte renewals of Medicaid renewals in the country.
The vast majority of people losing coverage in the state have been children, advocates say.
Advocates say Texas also failed to conduct enough outreach beyond English or Spanish , missing people who may speak or read neither.
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