Moore points out that not everyone can manage this, especially people with limited means. “You do have to have those three cards, type in some numbers from those cards, and even upload a copy of those cards,” she says. “In the office, that's easy for us to do, but obviously that might be a barrier for people.”
The proposed cuts could present an existential threat to community health centers that serve the city’s low-income residents. Black residents, who make up the vast majority of D.C.’s Medicaid enrollees, are likely to be hit the hardest.