Transparency in Medicaid Managed Care: The Wait Goes On

Last month, the Centers for Medicaid & CHIP Services (CMCS) issued a Center Informational Bulletin, “Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Monitoring and Oversight Tools.”  Among other items, this CIB discusses the Managed Care Program Annual Reports that state Medicaid agencies are required to submit to CMS.  MCPARs are each state’s accounting of how each of […]

States Cannot Terminate CHIP Coverage for Non-Payment of Premiums Under 12-Months Continuous Eligibility Requirement

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 established a new requirement that all states provide 12-months continuous eligibility in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for children starting on January 1, 2024.  Currently, only about half of the states have taken up the option to provide 12-months continuous eligibility for children in both programs.  In […]

Response to American Academy of Pediatrics New Policy Statement

The following is a statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy in response to American Academy of Pediatrics New Policy Statement: “I applaud the new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics outlining the direction that Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance […]