(1/18/12)
CCF Releases Two New Reports on Health Coverage
CCF’s released two new reports published with the Kaiser Commission on
Medicaid and the Uninsured. The first is the annual 50-state survey of
eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing in Medicaid and CHIP.
It found that 29 states moved to reach more children and families by
improving coverage through targeted expansions and simplifications. The
second examines four states’ (Alabama, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Oregon)
success in covering children.
• Performing
Under Pressure: Annual Findings of a 50-State Survey of Eligibility,
Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP,
2011-2012 • Secrets to Success: An Analysis of Four States at the Forefront of the Nation’s Gains in Children’s Health Coverage • Blog: Medicaid and CHIP - Performing Under Pressure
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(1/9/12)
Essential Health Benefits – A Children’s Perspective
At first blush the essential health benefits guidance sounds a bit like
the CHIP model, however, there are many ways in which this new guidance
differs from CHIP. Read Joan Alker’s first in a series of blogs on
Essential Health Benefits to learn more.
• Blog: Essential Health Benefits - A Children's Perspective
(1/9/12)
ACA Helps Fund School-Based Health Clinics
A little known provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Section 4101(a)) is providing funding for construction, renovation,
and equipment for School-Based Health Clinics. The first two rounds of
grants- awarded in July and December of 2011- were disbursed to 321
community and academic health centers, hospitals, and public health
departments across the country.
• Blog: Health Care Reform Funding for School-Based Health Centers Helps Keep Students in School and Learning
(1/9/12)
A Tale of Two States – MD Secures Performance Bonus & PA Misses Out
Maryland received the highest performance bonus awarded by CMS this year
in recognition for its efforts to identify and enroll eligible children
in Medicaid and CHIP. Maryland enrolled an additional 41,000 children
in FY 2011 alone. Meanwhile, neighboring Pennsylvania increased its
Medicaid enrollment between 2008-09 and 2010-11 by more than 10%, but
left an estimated $300 million on the table by failing to implement
three more simplification strategies.
• Blog: Pennsylvania Misses Out on Performance Bonus by Failing to
Simplify Enrollment • Blog: Maryland Kids Win with CHIPRA Performance
Bonus
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