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Transparency in Medicaid Managed Care: CMS Posts the MCPARs
There’s been a startling—but VERY welcome—development in the long-running MCPAR saga. On July 15, CMCS posted on its medicaid.gov the first three tranches of Managed Care Program Annual Reports (MCPARs) submitted by state Medicaid agencies for performance year 2023. The agency promises to post the remaining tranche for performance year 2023 in October, with quarterly […]
Shades of Blue Project Making Shift Happen for Black Maternal Mental Health
Black Maternal Mental Health Week, created by Shades of Blue Project founder Kay Matthews, is celebrated annually from July 19-25. Every year the Shades of Blue Project hosts their Black Maternal Mental Health Summit in Houston, TX during Black Maternal Mental Health Week. The theme of this year’s Black Maternal Mental Health is the Art […]
Another Sign That Trump 2 Will Target Medicaid for Deep, Damaging Cuts
What would a second Trump Administration have in store for Medicaid? The Project 2025 blueprint includes truly draconian cuts just like the House Republican Study Committee budget plan does. Now, a new report from the Paragon Institute provides yet another sign that Medicaid will be targeted – it recommends deep and damaging cuts in federal […]
States Revised Data Show Mixed Outcomes for Pending Renewals but Disenrollment for Procedural Reasons Still High
We have previously called attention to the large share of pending renewals in many states, which can be an indication that a state is not able to keep up with the workload. However, some states specifically chose to extend renewal due dates out an extra month or two to conduct more targeted outreach; those renewals […]
Medicaid and CHIP Outreach Snapshot Blog Series
Earlier this year, CCF published a snapshot of state Medicaid and CHIP outreach activities. The report provides an analysis of state-provided outreach resources and enrollment assistance. This blog series highlights good examples of state outreach and enrollment efforts and identifies areas that need improvement. Read the snapshot report Read the introductory blog Read the blog on social media […]
Language Supports Are an Area for Improvement for Medicaid and CHIP Agency Websites
This installment of our series about our outreach snapshot tackles the most challenging aspect of our research assessing the availability of language and accessibility supports on state websites. The wide variation and often confusing steps to access language assistance tools made capturing this section of the snapshot particularly difficult. We’ll dive in further here to […]