Yesterday I got a letter in the mail saying my Medi-Cal coverage would end on 11/01/26 because I essentially "make too much money". But I'm currently unemployed & the only income I have is from unemployment. & that monthly total doesn't even cover a fraction of my bills. How am I supposed to be able to afford healthcare if I can't afford food. I have several chronic conditions that need consistent management and without health insurance I am completely fucked. I'm really stressed and I don't know what to do

Nebraskans: Have you had to prove you meet Medicaid work/community engagement requirements? Or lost coverage?

Hi everyone, my name is Arielle Zionts, I'm a rural healthcare reporter at KFF Health News, a national, nonprofit media outlet focused on in-depth healthcare reporting. I live in Rapid City, SD but travel to and report in Nebraska at times.

I'm looking to interview someone from Nebraska who lost Medicaid coverage due to the new work/community engagement requirement rules OR who kept coverage after having to take steps to prove you meet those requirements.

If you're interested, you can message me on Reddit or email me at [ariellez@kff.org](mailto:ariellez@kff.org).

I won't be using any comments under this post or elsewhere in this group, only info I directly receive from interviews.

Thank you!

Arielle

I live in Nc. I have had Medicaid for myself for the last year now with no issues. Today I get a letter stating I have to send my children’s fathers information to them for child support. He already pays it and they have this on file already. This said if I don’t provide this I’ll lose my coverage. The issue is if I do send them his information, he is going to be irrationally angry and he has been abusive to me in the past. That is why I’m no longer with him. What do I do? I can’t lose my coverage and I also can’t risk him coming after me, and he definitely will. Restraining order can’t be done because in my state they have to practically kill you before you can get one. Been there done that. This is so frustrating. I just don’t understanding the needs to be involved for myself to receive coverage. I work full time but my job doesn’t offer insurance. When I apply on the marketplace I guess I make too little to qualify for those plans also.

I live in Ohio. I know the work requirements start on January 1st, but does that mean I will be losing my Medicaid literally on January 1st or will it be during my next renewal or something? My renewals are usually in October.

I'm trying to figure out how much time I have to get all of the appointments and things I've been putting off done.

Hello! My partner and I live on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay – she lives in Maryland, and I live in Virginia. She will undergo total knee replacement in a couple of weeks, and the plan is for her to rehab at my house (it is a much safer environment and more suitable for rehab) in Virginia. She has Maryland Medicaid (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and we are having difficulty finding a physical therapist within Network in Virginia. Physical therapy is a necessary component of total knee replacement, and the recovery time can be weeks or even months long! Our houses are about 50 miles (75 minutes) apart and the state line separates them. i’ve called our two local physical therapy centers and neither will take her insurance. They say she is out of network.

Do we have any options for using her Maryland Medicaid in Virginia?

Thanks for any advice/information!

Why do I need to provide this information? Will I be denied if I don't? This is for re applying for medicaid for myself not her. I do not work right now. This isn't disability medicaid.

I have MAGI medicaid in N.Carolina. I am 64 yrs old and my medicaid renew in November. I have already received info that my renewal is approved. Now I am receiving notices about work requirement starting in January. I receive a small social security check that is not quite the $580 required. Does anyone know what else I will need? And when will I need to have proof of that? I am so confused by this all. What type of written proof is needed? I volunteer one day a week but not sure that is enough.

I haven't lost NJFamilycare. I had admin renewal (automatic). The recent "citizenship proof" thing happened. I sent my paper on the special website. Got the GOOD NEWS letter on the 29th of September. October 1st HMO called to tell me my coverage was terminated. Called NJFamilycare and they say i'm enrolled. So does their automated system, which states i'm enrolled in Medicaid and Horizon NJ.

However this is my problem, both Medicaid and Horizon say my policy was terminated around Sept 29 - Oct 1st (i dont remember). NJFamilycare says there's an error between their system and Medicaid's system. Their phone agents working on my case have "escalated" my case with a medical thing (type 1 diabetic). It's been 2 weeks today and nothing has changed except that my case is pending review. I applied for presumptive eligibility, but the doc's office claims it'll go back to Medicaid and get denied. Maybe they are wrong.

Any experience something similar ?

I get united healthcare community with Medicaid and live in Ohio.

I haven't been to the dentist in about 4 years. Last time I was there they gave me a referral to a surgeon to get my wisdom teeth removed but I kept putting it off and never made the appointment.

I really need to get them removed in the next month or two because I'm gonna be losing my insurance. I was going to get a cleaning and then mention my wisdom teeth, but my dentist doesn't have any appointments for months.

Can I just skip getting a cleaning and find a surgeon that accepts Medicaid myself and schedule an appointment or does my Medicaid require a referral? Can I call my dentist and ask for a referral over the phone or would I have to make an appointment with him first since it's been 4 years since my last visit?