Thousands on Medicaid in WA may lose coverage

Thousands of Apple Health enrollees are at risk of losing health care coverage now that pandemic protections for Medicaid have expired across the US.

That coverage gap will look different across the country. But in Washington… you may no longer meet the requirements or you could miss the deadline to reapply.

Aaron Katz is a Principal Lecturer Emeritus for the School of Public Health at University of Washington. He’ll walk us through some of the administrative hurdles and how the red tape may impact patients in our state/county.

Find out if you meet the eligibility requirements and update your information: https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/

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