Minnesota has delayed the re-enrollment deadline for a second group of Medicaid beneficiaries so they will have more time to submit required documentation for renewing government-funded health insurance.
Minnesota delays deadline for second batch of Medicaid renewals
Some with government-sponsored health insurance will have another month to complete paperwork.
July 26, 2023 at 8:51PM
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the change on Wednesday for people with Medicaid-related coverage who were facing a July renewal deadline.
Previously, the department delayed by one month the re-enrollment deadline for people who were supposed to do so by June 30. Those enrollees still must submit paperwork by the end of this month, the department said in a news release.
About 1.5 million Minnesotans currently enrolled in the health insurance programs must go through a process to renew eligibility for benefits. Re-determinations are being spread out over a 12-month period, so just a subset of enrollees are facing renewals each month.
The verifications used to be routine but were suspended during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
"If your renewal is due, please send it in as soon as you can," Interim Assistant Human Services Commissioner Julie Marquardt said in a statement.
DHS says that in the group with the newly extended deadline, people already determined ineligible for the Medical Assistance program still will lose that coverage on Aug. 1.
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