Coverage for Half a Million Children and Families Will Be Reinstated Thanks to HHS’ Swift Action

CMS published preliminary state-reported information about the ability of states’ systems to conduct automatic renewals, otherwise known as ex parte renewals, at the individual level. As of September 21, 23 states and territories attested to correctly conducting ex parte renewals at the individual level, while 30 states and territories indicated they are not doing so or are still working to reinstate affected individuals. In a press release, CMS announced that all 30 states and territories are required to pause procedural disenrollments for impacted people unless they can ensure all eligible people are not improperly disenrolled as a result of the systems issue.