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Medicaid & CHIP Mental Health Parity: Latest Federal Actions Explained
Last week, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury released their much-anticipated final rules to strengthen the enforcement of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). As highlighted by the DOL, the final rules, among other provisions, make clear that group health plans and health insurance […]
Unpacking the Unwinding: Medicaid to Marketplace Coverage Transitions
By Emma Walsh-Alker Background As Medicaid unwinding draws to a close, millions of people have had to find new health coverage options, many of them through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. What do we know about how they have fared, and whether state efforts to smooth coverage transitions have been successful? Following the April 2023 […]
What State-Level Data is Available for the 988 Crisis Line?
As we wrote about earlier this summer, the national mental health crisis line, 988, recently celebrated its second anniversary and has received nearly 11 million contacts since June 2022. In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, we wanted to take some time to delve deeper into the state-level 988 data to see what it can […]
State Momentum, New Tools, Implementation Questions on Multi-Year Continuous Eligibility
CCF and its founders have long raised the opportunity to provide multi-year continuous eligibility for young children in Medicaid and CHIP, and have tracked its progress since Oregon and Washington first proposed the policy for children from birth to kindergarten in 2022. (See our latest map and resources to track state progress for children.) Our […]
As More States Allow Medicaid Reimbursements for New Pregnancy-Related Services, Promoting Access Remains a Challenge
KFF and the Health Management Associates (HMA) released their 23rd Annual Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 in collaboration with the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD). This year’s survey includes findings about challenges and strategies in expanding non-traditional pregnancy-related services, such as doula care. In the U.S., Medicaid finances more […]
Federal Judge in Tennessee Sides with Individuals Terminated from Medicaid, Finds Numerous Violations in Tennessee Medicaid Eligibility Process
“Poor, disabled, and otherwise disadvantaged Tennesseans should not require luck, perseverance, or zealous lawyering to receive healthcare benefits they are entitled to under the law.” How’s that for an opening sentence to a judicial opinion? That’s how an August 26, 2024, decision in a class action case called A.M.C. v. Stephen Smith started – and […]
