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Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Coverage for Children

States have the option under current law to provide 12 months of continuous health coverage for children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) so that children can maintain coverage throughout the year even as their family income fluctuates from month to month. Under this option, states allow a child to remain enrolled […]

Comments on Tennessee’s Proposed “Amendment 4” to TennCare III Demonstration

The following organizations joined Georgetown University Center for Children and Families in submitting comments to HHS regarding Tennessee’s proposed “Amendment 4” to its TennCare III Demonstration. ACNM Tennessee Affiliate American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) American Lung Association Autistic Self Advocacy Network Center for Law and Social Policy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities […]

Medicaid Managed Care: OIG, MLRs, and the Future of Oversight

Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report that speaks volumes about the oversight of Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs).  As the OIG delicately puts it, CMS has “opportunities” to “strengthen States’ oversight.”  An alternative framing would be that CMS and many states have not met minimum standards of stewardship for Medicaid […]

Unwinding Wednesday #5: Application Processing Times Provide Insight into State Capacity to Manage the Medicaid Workload

In last month’s Unwinding Webinar Part 9, we covered the performance indicator and supplemental unwinding data that will be helpful in monitoring the impact of unwinding the Medicaid continuous coverage protection at the end of the public health emergency (PHE). I often talk about call center statistics being the canary in the coal mine. But […]