Thousands more Kansans lost health insurance last month as the state continues to review Medicaid eligibility. Most of the dis-enrollments are due to paperwork errors. Nearly 82,000 Kansans have been dropped from Medicaid coverage since the state lifted a pandemic-era pause on dis-enrollments in the spring. Almost three-quarters of those have lost coverage due to paperwork problems.
State health department officials say mail delays, changes in addresses and telephone hold times make it harder for people to complete the required paperwork. Officials said last month that they are increasing staff to try to prevent more people from erroneously losing coverage.