Georgia lawmakers are pitching a bill that would require families to be rescreened for possible eligibility if they lose their health insurance — a failsafe as states brace for an ACA enrollment cliff — according to the Augusta Chronicle.
The bill would allow families to stay on their health plan for 12 months after losing it while they transition to new coverage — a six-month expansion on federal protections implemented by CMS.
Under the program, managed care organizations would need to provide more member information to the state, increase outreach to members and prescreen members for another plan's eligibility before they are unenrolled.
The move anticipates a surge of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program enrollees losing coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency is lifted and eligibility is reconsidered.