The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has successfully completed eligibility redeterminations on Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage was extended due to special rules that had been in effect during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
According to a release from the department, normal eligibility rules resumed on April 1 after the public health emergency. Over a six month “unwinding” period that followed, DHS worked to reevaluate eligibility based on these normal eligibility rules, which are set by Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
KTLO reports some of the numbers of cases closed locally, including 5, 625 in Boone County, 2,353 in Marion County, 1,271 in Searcy County, and 1,022 in Newton County.
If beneficiaries believe their case was closed in error, they can visit the department’s website for information about requesting to have their coverage reinstated if they are still eligible, reapplying, or appealing the determination.
(Story edited from KTLO and Arkansas Department of Human Services Press Release)
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