Since April, almost a million Texans have lost access to Medicaid, twice the amount of any other state, according to the lawmakers' letter.
"About three-quarters of these denials of care were for procedural reasons, not due to a determination of actual ineligibility," the lawmakers wrote."Outrageously, Texas has terminated coverage for 69% of all beneficiaries who have undergone the redetermination process. This is the highest disenrollment rate in the nation and only 11 other states have terminated coverage for more people than they have renewed.
The Sept. 19 congressional letter also notes that state officials have received at least three letters from whistleblowers from inside the HHSC raising concerns about eligible people being dropped from Medicaid.
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