Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) have teamed up to bring advocates for children and low-income families critical information about the recently finalized Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations. This paper is the fourth in the series, and it describes how the new rules assure network adequacy and access to services.

It is important to note at the outset that these new managed care rules lay out the minimum standards states must meet in Medicaid and CHIP, but they also provide health and legal advocates a tremendous opportunity to improve care delivery for low-income families through strategic engagement with states and health plans as the rules are implemented over the next few years. States can and should do more than adopt the minimum standards for children and families. This issue brief series will identify those opportunities for action.

For the full series, visit our Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care page.

The video recording of our webinar on this paper is available below.