Research & Reports
Summary of Mississippi’s Revised Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Proposal
Overview: A revised version of Mississippi’s Section 1115 waiver proposal, which seeks to condition Medicaid eligibility on compliance with a work/community engagement requirement for very low-income parents/caregivers, has been re-opened by the federal government for public comment. Comments on the waiver, known as the “Mississippi Workforce Training Initiative,” are due by August 18, 2018. The […]
New Waiver Proposal for Oklahoma Medicaid Beneficiaries Would Harm Low-Income Families With Children
Introduction Oklahoma is planning to ask federal permission to impose a work requirement on very low-income parents and caregivers receiving health coverage through Medicaid. Under the proposal, these beneficiaries would have to document that they are working at least 20 hours a week or participating in job-training or volunteer activities in order to maintain their […]
Medicaid and CHIP Provide Health Coverage for Many School-Age Children, Yet Gaps Remain
Introduction Children need health coverage to help them stay healthy and ready to learn in the classroom. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the primary public health coverage sources for children, have worked together in recent decades to bring the rate of uninsured children to historic lows. In 2016, only 4.5 percent of […]
Low-Income Families with Children Will Be Harmed by South Carolina’s Proposed Medicaid Work Requirement
Introduction South Carolina officials are proposing that parents and caregivers who qualify for Medicaid prove they are working at least 80 hours a month or participating in job-training or volunteer activities before receiving health coverage. The state will have to seek a Section 1115 demonstration waiver from the federal government to implement this plan. If […]
What Does New Federal CHIP Law Mean for Children’s Health Insurance in Florida?
Overview After much delay, Congress recently passed two extensions of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which funds coverage for approximately 345,000 children in Florida. CHIP covers children in families with incomes over the poverty line that are not eligible for Medicaid but can’t afford private insurance. CHIP is a federal-state matching program and states […]
Protecting and Promoting Medicaid’s Guaranteed Benefits for Children: Iowa EPSDT and Managed Care
Introduction With support from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families under a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, the Child and Family Policy Center (CFPC, also referred to as the Center) engaged in activities in 2017 to protect and strengthen Medicaid’s critical pediatric benefit in the context of Iowa’s managed care rollout. CFPC welcomed […]
