will start cutting people from the government-funded plans when they no longer qualify based on income, a process that has been paused since shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.The timing of these cuts will vary.
But all states have insurance markets where people who lose Medicaid can buy new coverage with help from subsidies. Some states will even connect shoppers with a potential new plan.Shopping for affordable insurance that covers regular doctors and prescriptions can be daunting, especially in marketplaces that offer dozens of choices and subsidies to help pay for them.
Experts say it helps to start this search with a plan. Here’s a deeper look at the process.Nearly 85 million people are covered by government-funded Medicaid, which focuses on people with low incomes.At the start of the pandemic, the federal government prohibited states from kicking people off Medicaid if they were no longer eligible.
That ban ends this spring, and many people on Medicaid will be introduced to this so-called redetermination process for the first time.States are already verifying eligibility.