North Dakota urges Medicaid recipients to update contact information

BISMARCK — North Dakota is asking Medicaid recipients within the state to replace their contact data.

The North Dakota Well being and Human Providers Division urged residents who take part within the Medicaid program to replace their addresses, emails and cellphone numbers with the company to allow them to obtain details about their protection. A federal legislation handed in December has prompted the state to “provoke Medicaid eligibility renewals for folks whose protection was quickly prolonged as a result of COVID-19 public well being emergency” beginning in March 2020, in line with a information launch.

The state will begin reviewing the eligibility of 130,000 Medicaid recipients in April, the discharge mentioned. That assessment is predicted to take 14 months, the well being and human companies division mentioned.

Residents who must replace their contact data can name the ND Medicaid toll-free quantity at 844-854-4825 or 711 for teletypewriter. Additionally they can contact a human service zone workplace.

Contact data is on-line at

hhs.nd.gov/human-service/zones.

Medicaid members will obtain a letter relating to their protection within the coming months, the discharge mentioned.

“Members who not qualify for ND Medicaid might produce other well being protection choices by means of the federal Well being Insurance coverage Market,” the discharge mentioned. “Data is on-line at healthcare.gov or by calling the Market Name Heart at 800-318-2596 or by TTY at 855-889-4325.”

North Dakota Navigators with the North Dakota Heart for Individuals with Disabilities at Minot State College can even assist people discover inexpensive protection, the discharge mentioned. They are often reached at 800-223-1737 or by going to

ndcpd.org/ndnavigator.

Extra data on Medicaid renewals will be discovered at

hhs.nd.gov/StayCoveredND.