As Medicaid eligibility reviews resume across the U.S. after a pandemic hiatus, state officials are reminding Alaskans enrolled in Medicaid to make sure their contact information is up to date to help ensure fewer coverage disruptions in the coming months.
Updating contact information with the Alaska Division of Public Assistance can help the Medicaid renewal process go more smoothly“Over the next 12 months, the Division will be reaching out to households to verify certain information necessary to renew your Medicaid coverage,” state officials said in a statement. “And when it is your turn to renew, it is important that the Division has the right contact information to reach you to avoid any gaps in your health coverage.
About one in three Alaskans are enrolled in Medicaid, the country’s largest public insurance program. Recipients include eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. States administer the program, which is funded jointly by states and the federal government. Alaska’s Medicaid programs are called DenaliCare and Denali KidCare.
Under a provision in the federal health emergency that began in March 2020, Alaskans who might otherwise have lost their coverage were able to stay on Medicaid without needing to submit annual paperwork — even if their income rose high enough that they were no longer eligible for the program.
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