Health exchange's tech problems result in lost Medicaid coverage

The on-again, off-again technology problems at the Washington state health exchange may have serious repercussions for Medicaid enrollees, who could lose coverage if the problems keep them from recertifying their eligibility. Recertifications for the month of November were about half of the normal volume because Medicaid enrollees either couldn’t navigate the Healthplanfinder or hit technical problems, said Dorothy Teeter, director of the state Health Care Authority (HCA). “We have a growing…