Nearly 30,000 people in Mississippi were dropped from the state's Medicaid program after an eligibility review that the government ended during the pandemic.

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Nearly 30,000 Mississippi Residents Removed From Medicaid

In Mississippi, nearly 30,000 people have been dropped from the state's Medicaid program. This after an eligibility review that the government has ended during the pandemic. States were prohibited from removing recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic. But since then, many states have been given the right to do so. In that time, more than a million people across the nation have been removed. States have one year from the official end of the public health emergency to review eligibility. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid said they expect enrollment to continue to decrease in coming months. As of this past March, almost 87 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid which provides health insurance for low income people. That's up from the 64 million pre pandemic total.