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Medicaid Recertification Period Ends with Over 200,000 People at Risk of Losing Health Coverage

The program has recertified 934,638 people in the Vital Plan, or 65.4% of the beneficiaries, but there are extensions for some vulnerable groups and options for those who missed their appointments

April 2, 2024 - 12:06 PM

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During the last days of recertification, the lines in some of the local Medicaid offices were very long and some of the people in them worried they would lose their coverage. (Archive) (Ramon "Tonito" Zayas)

By David Cordero Mercado

Periodista investigativodavid.cordero@gfrmedia.com

With 934,638 or 65.4 % of the beneficiaries recertified and qualified, the Medicaid Program in Puerto Rico - under the Department of Health - closed the official period set at the federal level to recertify the Vital Plan health coverage. However, statistics show that at least 202,083 individuals missed their appointments, so they lost or are at risk of losing their coverage.