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New Report Explores How States Are Using Section 1115 Demonstration Projects to Address the Health-Related Social Needs of Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Young Children

Over the past few years, states have increasingly sought to use Medicaid to cover services and supports that address unmet individual-level social conditions, known as health-related social needs (HRSN), that can adversely affect health outcomes. Pregnant and postpartum individuals and young children – populations that have significant need for consistent access to healthcare and are […]

Allexa Gardner, Nancy Kaneb June 13, 2024

For-Profit MCOs in Minnesota Medicaid: No More Welcome Mat

Like 41 other states, Minnesota requires most of those enrolled in its Medicaid program to receive services through managed care organizations (MCOs). Unlike most other states, however, Minnesota is in the midst of a policy conversation about whether to move away from managed care toward fee-for-service. In May 2023, the state legislature directed the Medicaid […]

Andy Schneider

June 13, 2024

The unlikely new defenders of (at least part of) the Affordable Care Act? Opponents of Medicaid Expansion!

There are many good reasons Republicans formerly opposed to Medicaid expansion have changed their minds and worked toward bipartisan solutions to extend health care. My colleague Jade Little and I detailed this in North Carolina where a bipartisan bill expanding Medicaid overwhelmingly passed last year with support from political pragmatists of both parties, citing the […]

Adam Searing

June 12, 2024

Maternal Mortality Rates Decreased in 2022, but Disparities Persist

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that national maternal mortality rates (MMR) fell significantly in 2022. Compared to 2021, the number of maternal deaths fell from 1,205 to 817 overall and the rate fell from 32.9 to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. These new data suggest […]

Tanesha Mondestin, Aubrianna Osorio June 6, 2024

Social Media: A Critical Tool for States to Leverage as Unwinding Winds Down

It is no secret that social media is one of the most powerful tools state Medicaid and CHIP agencies can employ when attempting to reach out to eligible individuals. Over 70% of adults ages 18–64 use at least one social media site, and targeted outreach on these platforms could help spread the word about programs […]

Hannah Green, Natalie Lawson June 6, 2024

Marketplace Enrollment Among Those Losing Medicaid Coverage During Unwinding at Lowest Rate Since September 2023

As readers of Say Ahhh! know, I have been tracking monthly data (here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the number of people who were either previously enrolled in Medicaid or had experienced a denial or termination during unwinding who then […]

Edwin Park

June 5, 2024