Most People Dropped in Utah’s Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage

A survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage in Utah last year found just over half made no effort to renew their coverage, in many cases due to difficulties with paperwork requirements, reports KFF Health News. While many found insurance elsewhere – 39 percent through an employer and 15 percent through the Marketplace – thirty percent became uninsured and many reported obstacles in reapplying for Medicaid. Nineteen percent said they never received renewal documents from the Utah Medicaid enrollment agency, the Department of Workforce Services. Fourteen percent said they didn’t get around to the paperwork, 13 percent said it was too difficult, and 7 percent said they didn’t have the necessary documents to prove their eligibility.