(WHTM) — Major changes to Medicaid are set to take effect soon, and a leading physicians’ group says the country is not prepared.
Adults ages 19 to 64 could lose coverage if they do not either show they are working or qualify for an exemption every six months.
Doctors are urging people to contact their medical assistance office and health care providers as soon as possible.
“Make sure that the information they have for you is correct, that the address that they have for you is correct (and) that the name on (your) half of your documentation is correct,” American Medical Association president Dr. Willie Underwood III said. “People change my name all the time from Willie Underwood to William Underwood. They’re not being malicious or anything. They just believe that my name is William.”
Advocates say simple paperwork errors could put people’s health coverage at risk.
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