More than 100,000 Pennsylvanians who were dropped from the state’s Medical Assistance rolls in the latter part of 2011 will receive a new opportunity to regain eligibility.
Under an agreement between the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and lawyers for advocacy groups, 100,000 people who lost their eligibility will receive a letter describing their right of appeal.  Those who appeal successfully will be restored to the state’s Medicaid rolls and could have their medical bills resolved for the period during which they were off those rolls.
Read more about why these 100,000 people lost their eligibility and how advocates won this opportunity for restoration in this Philadelphia Inquirer article.