Arizona Senate bill could expand cochlear implant state Medicaid coverage
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that aims to expand cochlear implant coverage for adults through Arizona’s Medicaid program.
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The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that aims to expand cochlear implant coverage for adults through Arizona’s Medicaid program.
Coverage for postpartum women enrolled in Medicaid through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System will not be extended to 12 months.
Arizona is among the first states to begin the Medicaid renewal process after the government paused disenrollments during the pandemic. But experts say that doesn't mean anyone will be kicked off.
Arizona started purging people from the pandemic-inflated Medicaid rolls this month, a process that could end up pushing more than 600,000 people off the plan, health officials and advocates said.
As of April 1, more than 650,000 Arizonians are at risk of losing Medicaid through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.