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Following is a statement by Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families responding to a Florida lawsuit against a federal law requiring 12 months of continuous coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP: “As a consequence of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a new federal law went […]
As of January 1, 2024, all states are required to provide 12 months of continuous health coverage for children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This reduces the risk of eligible children losing coverage due to administrative barriers or temporary fluctuations in family income. In 2022, Oregon became the first state approved […]
While the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion was designed to help the large number of uninsured adults who could not afford private insurance, the policy change has proven to be immensely helpful to children too. In February 2021, we released a report on the critical link between Medicaid expansion for adults and improvements to child […]
Last week, MACPAC Commissioners voted to recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services post all state Managed Care Program Annual Reports (MCPARs) to the CMS website. The vote was unanimous: 17-0. The recommendation will be included in MACPAC’s March 2024 Report to Congress. At first glance, this may seem unremarkable, but on further […]
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families submitted the following comments to the Office on Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding questions from the task force on maternal mental health. Read the Comments
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families submitted the following comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the interim final rule on CMS enforcement of state compliance with reporting and federal Medicaid renewal requirements under Section 1902(tt) of the Social Security Act (CMS- 2447). Read the Comments
