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More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medicaid.

More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medicaid. Callers in Missouri

Missouri’s Medicaid program has been in turmoil for the past few years.

Millions are expected to lose Medicaid in the coming months as the government health insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities reviews eligibility for every beneficiary.

Seven months into what was predicted to be the biggest upheaval in the 58-year history of the government health insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities, states have reviewed the eligibility of more than 28 million people and terminated coverage for over 10 million of them.

More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medi...

An unprecedented enrollment drop of over 10 million comes after pandemic-era federal protections ended this spring.

States have reviewed the eligibility of more than 28 million people on Medicaid and terminated coverage for more than 10 million of them. States have reviewed the eligibility of more than 28 million people on Medicaid and terminated coverage for more than 10 million of them.

Callers in Missouri reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage.

The campaign against the poor and lower income continues apace, this time in the form of Medicaid cuts.