Urgent: 1,000 Households May Lose Medicaid by January 31, 2015.

 

Under the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) new Medicaid renewal system, some beneficiaries are automatically renewed, but others must complete a 19-page form or they will lose their Medicaid coverage. DHS is reporting that a very low percentage of these forms have been returned and that about one thousand families are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage effective January 31st. As renewals continue over the next 12 months, the number of those impacted will continue to grow.

 

We Need Your Help

 

Reach out to your client communities to:

  • Make them aware that if they receive a recertification form, they must fill it out and file it online or at one of DHS's Economic Security Administration (ESA) Service Centers
  • Help them to set up a DC Health Link My Account by going to dchealthlink.com
  • Help those who have received the form to complete it. For assistance, you can call the DC Health Link Customer Service Line (855-532-LINK) or the ESA Customer Service Line (202-727-5355)
  • If you have access to ACEDS, check renewal dates and verify insurance for your clients 

Direct clients who have received a termination notice to go into an ESA Service Center to reapply/recertify immediately.

There is a 90-day grace period following termination where consumers can reapply/recertify and receive retroactive Medicaid coverage back to the date of termination. Therefore, it is important that consumers take action as quickly as possible after termination so that they do not end up with gaps in coverage.

 

If you or your clients have problems getting assistance from the relevant agencies or submitting recertification forms, please contact:  

Legal Aid Society of DC: Jennifer Mezey or Chelsea Sharon

Whitman-Walker Health: Erin Loubier 

DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Wes Rivers

 

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