More Than 47,000 Illinois Residents Lose Medicaid Coverage as Proof o…

More than 47,000 Illinois residents have lost their Medicaid coverage since Aug. 1, according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

In the months ahead, hundreds of thousands more face losing their coverage.

That’s because for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Medicaid recipients are being asked to provide proof of their eligibility.

The federal government had suspended that requirement in March 2020 as COVID-19 cases mounted — but now that requirement is back.

Prior to the pandemic, roughly 2.9 million Illinoisans were enrolled in Medicaid, but since then, another 1 million have been added to the rolls. For those people, this may be their first experience of having to renew their eligibility.

Below is information on renewing Medicaid coverage.

How to Update Your Personal Information:

Renewable forms for Medicaid will come in the mail, so people must ensure their phone number and address are updated with the state. Go to