Got Medicaid? Your Coverage Is At Risk Unless You Do This

Got Medicaid? NY’s Healthfirst Leads The Way In Ensuring the Millions of Members At Risk of Losing Their Coverage Don’t If you have Medicaid or any government sponsored health plan, keep reading. Since the pandemic was declared over, auto renewals are ending and more than 18 million people could lose coverage. Do you have Medicaid or a similar health plan? If so, you may have lost your coverage without even knowing. The government has stopped all auto-renewals since the end of the pandemic, which means you could be one of 18 million people who may lose coverage. The worst time to find out you don’t have health insurance is at your visit to the doctor when you need it the most! So, today we’re talking to Dr. Errol Pierre, SVP of State Programs at Healthfirst — the largest non-profit health plan in NY serving close to 2 million members — about Black Women + Healthcare Disparities & Access. Let’s start by introducing you. Who is Dr. Errol Pierre and what do you do? As you stated, my name is Errol Pierre and I am the Senior Vice President of State Programs at Healthfirst, Inc., the largest non-profit health plan in...