Spread the word on how to renew Medicaid coverage

As the requirement for Medicaid members to renew their coverage restarts after three years, we need to make sure people have the information they need to keep their coverage, writes Israel Rocha, CEO of Cook County Health. (stock.adobe.com)

As the federal and state COVID-19 emergency ends, so too does a critical component that was essential to health equity during the pandemic: the provision to keep Medicaid recipients continuously enrolled in coverage. 

Thankfully, COVID-19 cases have stabilized. Hospitalizations and deaths are decreasing. We are learning to live with this now endemic virus, and it is reasonable for the public health emergency to expire. Still, this doesn’t mean we can be complacent in ensuring people have access to care.