Protecting People with Disabilities and People with Limited English Proficiency during the Unwinding of the Continuous Coverage Provision

Executive Summary

State planning for the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision needs to include evaluation of a state’s processes, policies, and systems for disability and language access. Failing to plan and monitor for disability and language access is the very type of disregard the non-discrimination protections were intended to prevent. This Issue Brief discusses the problem and poses questions advocates can ask of states to assess the state’s planning for language and disability access. (Updated February 24, 2023)