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Allie Gardner is a Research Associate at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (CCF). She has a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University’s McCourt School and a BS in Economics from the University of Alabama specializing in Public Policy and Law. Allie served as CCF’s Graduate Research Intern prior to her current role. Before joining CCF, she worked on domestic health policy at a state children’s hospital as well as foreign policy issues while serving in the public sector.

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Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Policies as of January 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey

Executive Summary Enrollment in Medicaid has grown significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. Provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) require states to provide continuous coverage for Medicaid enrollees until the end of the month in which the public health emergency (PHE) ends in order to receive enhanced federal funding. Continuous enrollment has helped to preserve […]

States Should Continue Medicaid and CHIP Improvements Achieved Through State Disaster SPAs Beyond PHE

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, states have been utilizing Medicaid and CHIP disaster state plan amendments (SPAs) for temporary, additional flexibilities to respond to the challenges resulting from the pandemic. As the administration considers when to end the federally declared Public Health Emergency (PHE), states and stakeholders should think about how to continue […]

Oregon’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Request is a Mixed Bag

State seeks to become the first to provide continuous coverage to all children enrolled in Medicaid until age six while continuing to restrict children’s access to health care by continuing to deny them the EPSDT benefit package provided to children in all other states. After months of engaging stakeholders, Oregon has posted its draft […]

HHS Secretary Becerra Approves New Jersey Waiver Request to Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

New mothers covered by Medicaid and CHIP in New Jersey will now be able to stay enrolled for one year after the end of pregnancy under a Medicaid Section 1115 waiver approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The state will extend postpartum coverage for individuals from the state’s current pregnancy coverage cutoff at […]

Biden Administration Takes Further Action to End Barriers to Medicaid Coverage

Nearly six months ago, the Biden Administration initiated efforts to withdraw work reporting requirements in the eleven states with approved section 1115 Medicaid waivers. Now, the resolution many have been waiting for is almost entirely complete. On August 10, Ohio, South Carolina, and Utah all received letters from CMS formally withdrawing their work requirement waivers. […]

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