Medicaid Changes Are Coming! Public Health Emergency Unwinding Information & Resources

Posted on March 30, 2023

Click here to read A Message from AAP President Sandy Chung, MD, FAAP regarding the unwinding of Medicaid coverage.

Below is a list of many different resources surrounding the unwinding of Medicaid in Maine.

• Medicaid Changes Are Coming - Since the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) in 2020, states have kept all individuals with Medicaid enrolled in exchange for enhanced federal funds. Now, states are re-determining eligibility for all 90+ million Medicaid enrollees. States have the option to begin this process called “the unwinding” — in February, March, or April of 2023, and have up to 14 months to complete the process. This means that individuals could be disenrolled beginning April 1, 2023. READ MORE HERE How Pediatricians Can Help Children Stay Covered.

• Information flyer to share with practices and staff - "Have Medicaid? Take 3 Steps to Keep Your Coverage"

• Preserving Medicaid and CHIP Coverage - AAP Website

• Public Health Emergency Unwinding: SNAP and MaineCare information
• Child Health, Medicaid Coverage: Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families, Child Uninsured Rate Could Rise Sharply if States Don’t Proceed with Caution
• SNAP, State Data, Food Research and Action Center: loss of SNAP funds fact sheets