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  • Arkansas Medicaid & CHIP Programs

    Arkansas Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015.    Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section…

  • Arizona Medicaid & CHIP Programs

    Arizona Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015.  Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section 1931…

  • Alaska Medicaid & CHIP Programs

    Alaska Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015.  Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section 1931…

  • Alabama Medicaid & CHIP Programs

    Alabama Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section 1931…

  • Arizona Gets OK to Expand Health Coverage for Kids

    Kaiser Health News April 6, 2012 By Phil Galewitz Nearly 22,000 poor kids in Arizona will gain health insurance coverage under a Medicaid deal the state has reached with the Obama administration, federal officials said Friday. The agreement lets Arizona use a combination of county dollars, money from the University of Arizona Health System and a small amount of state…

  • Finish Line Conference 2008

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Utah Medicaid & CHIP Programs

    Utah Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015.   Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2],[3] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section…

  • Essential Health Benefits Resources List

    The following is a resource list related essential health benefits.  

  • Decisions, Decisions: ACOs in Medicaid

    By Tara Mancini Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been in vogue for some time when it comes to coordinating care for Medicare patients; however, it is a relatively novel ideal for managing Medicaid populations.  The populations covered by Medicaid differ vastly from that of Medicare, and therefore Medicaid ACOs require some different practices. A new…

  • CCF Shares Resource List on Essential Health Benefits

    By Joe Touschner If you’re a regular Say Ahhh! reader, you’ve seen a number of posts already on the ongoing process to define the essential health benefits.  Most of those linked to additional supporting documents, like the Bulletin and FAQ released by HHS and the comparison of potential benchmark plans from Maine’s insurance department.  And many more…

  • Revenue Declines, Not Medicaid Expansions, to Blame for State Budget Shortfalls, Report Suggests

    McKnight’s March 30, 2012 McKnight’s Staff Recession-related state budget shortfalls are the result of revenue decline, not greater spending on Medicaid, a new report suggests. Recent reports, such as the one released earlier this week by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, indicate that high demand for the safety net program increased during the recession. Governors have…

  • Final Exchange Rules Provide Roles for Both Brokers and Navigators

    One of the thorniest issues arising early on in states at the forefront of planning and implementing their Exchanges has been the role of brokers and navigators. In a number of states, brokers have contended that only “licensed brokers” should serve as navigators. On the other hand, consumer groups have maintained that brokers lack not…

  • Digging in on the Question of Access

    By Martha Heberlein As I mentioned last week, a chapter in the most recent MACPAC report focuses on access to care for kids enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP (the technical work was done by our friends at the Urban Institute). The results are like those we’ve seen from other studies that examine the issue – when…

  • Finish Line Conference 2009

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Finish Line Flash Editions 2015

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Finish Line Flash Editions 2014

    December 10, 2014 Before spending the holidays with those near and dear, we’d like to share some health policy cheer. ‘Tis the week for the Finish Line Flash, and we kick off with jolly coverage news from the Urban Institute that the uninsured rate for adults has continued to decline in 2014. Health Affairs gifted…

  • Finish Line & Narrative State Resources

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Resources from Other Sources

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Finish Line Logos

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

  • Resources

    Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.