New data published by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that young children ages 0-4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state and in more than four out of five counties examined. The Census Bureau previously found that young children were undercounted by 5.4% nationwide — a larger undercount than for any other age […]
As my colleague Leo Cuello has explained, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its regulations governing Medicaid managed care. One purpose of this new Managed Care Rule is to improve access to health care for children, families, and other populations enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). This blog takes a […]
We recently released a report looking at state performance during the Medicaid unwinding with a focus on children. We examined data from the beginning of the unwinding, which varies by state, through the end of 2023. Some states (7) acted very cautiously and saw very little to no change in their net child Medicaid enrollment […]
Congress has been examining ways to address the ongoing problem of generic drug shortages, especially with cancer patients continuing to face severe shortages of widely used generic chemotherapy drugs. Both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have held hearings on generic drug shortages, with the Senate Finance Committee also issuing […]
Earlier this year, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized two new regulations aimed at improving access to care for those enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) across delivery systems. Below is a compilation of all the resources we have published on these new rules. This list was last […]
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent final regulation on Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (“Access Rule”) is ushering in a new era of participation for people enrolled in Medicaid and their families and caregivers. (We summarized the new regulation here, and its companion managed care regulation here.) The Beneficiary Advisory Councils (BACs) […]
