Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Procedures for Children, January 2013
Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Procedures for Children, January 2013
Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Procedures for Children, January 2013
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: OPENING THE DOOR TO COVERAGE July 30 – August 1, 2013 Conference Materials Agenda Participant List Session Slides Medicaid/CHIP 101 Welcome A Look at Key Issues in the New Marketplaces Messaging to Keep Kids Coverage on the Agenda Understanding Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Reductions Best Strategies for Organizing
By Joe Touschner As Tricia Brooks wrote last week, new rules set limits on how states handle lock out periods for children enrolled in CHIP. Several states impose a lock out period—a length of time when a child may not receive CHIP coverage—when families fail to pay CHIP premiums. The new rules limit lock out […]
Thirty-three (33) states charge premiums or enrollment fees for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, starting as low as 101% of the federal poverty level in CHIP. In the past, federal guidelines for dealing with premium grace periods and nonpayment of premiums were minimal, particularly in CHIP. It was not until CHIP was reauthorized in […]
Trusted community-based organizations and health care providers have been a key part of our nation’s success in bringing the rate of uninsured children down to an historic low. These community partners will also be an important resource in connecting consumers to new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act. In particular, certified application counselors (CACs) […]
Eligibility Levels in Medicaid & CHIP for Children, Pregnant Women, Parents, and Childless Adults
A new report by researchers at The Ohio State University College of Public Health finds that wealthier families who are eligible for public insurance are less likely to switch from private to public coverage than families earning less. The authors use ACS data and a regression discontinuity approach to obtain state estimates on how many […]
By Tara Mancini A new study published in the Maternal Child Health Journal finds a positive relationship between continuity of coverage for adults and the likelihood that a child in the same household is also insured. The 30-month longitudinal study was conducted between 2003 and 2006 by researchers in Oregon who identified adults eligible for […]
A couple of weeks ago, CMS released additional IT guidance that is far too long and probably too technical and wonky for most of us. But since the title is “Medicaid Information Technology Architecture Guidance – Draft Eligibility and Enrollment Supplement, Version 3.0,” it immediately caught my eye. I’ve been on the lookout for the […]
It was another hot summer Friday for regulations with the release of the final rule on navigator and non-navigator assisters (aka in-person assisters) and Exchange-based certified application counselors (CAC). (Don’t our friends at CMS know that we like to take weekends off?) All in all, the proposed rules for navigators were finalized with minimal changes […]
As my diligent colleague Tricia Brooks reported, CMS issued an important final rule on July 5th that we have been expecting for some time. While the rule did not finalize a number of issues, it did include slightly revised rules for states interested in pursuing premium assistance in the individual market – sort of a hot […]
As states are rushing to get their enrollment and eligibility systems in top form going into 2014, HHS just handed them one more critical decision to make: getting rid of outdated CHIP waiting periods. Say Ahhh! readers know that eliminating CHIP waiting periods— or the period of time that a child must remain uninsured before […]
I’m holding the fort down at CCF while most of my colleagues get a few well-deserved days off. But unfortunately that means I drew the short straw for a first look at final Medicaid and Exchange regulations released on this hot, humid day wedged between a national holiday and what could be a long weekend. […]
By Tara Mancini Last week, the Annie E. Casey released the 24th edition of its Kids Count data book, a go-to source for trends on child well-being. This year’s analysis of national trends compares data from before and after the recession to see how children fare in its aftermath, and the results paint a mixed picture. Since […]
As the federal government and states work toward developing training for navigators and assisters, it is likely that much of it will be web-based. Using technology to deliver training is certainly cost-effective. It enables navigator entities to get new staff trained without waiting for the next scheduled training, and allows states to making training easily […]
The third round of Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants were announced today. A total of $32 million was awarded in 22 states to 41 grantees, which include state and local governments, tribal organizations, community groups, schools, health care providers and other organizations. Grants were targeted in the states with the largest numbers of […]
The following outline focuses on Medicaid and CHIP policy information and training topics for which content differs from state to state, and may not be covered in-depth in federal training for navigators and other assisters.
By Shelby Gonzales, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Connecting families to health coverage and other benefits requires comprehensive and strategic outreach. Getting people to sign up is hard work, and it often takes time to make measurable gains in enrollment. One strategy has been extremely effective in enrolling eligible children. Using information available from […]
By Martha Heberlein The ACA requires states to use a single, streamlined application to determine eligibility for all health insurance affordability programs. Back in April, CMS released the model application that they will use in the federally-facilitated marketplaces (FFM). States can either adopt this for their own use or can use an alternative application that […]
By Tara Mancini In case you missed it amongst all the noise generated by security leaks, the Supreme Court’s ban on patenting human genes, and Chris Christie slow-jamming the news on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, last week MACPAC released the June edition of its biannual report. Chapters 1-3 cover maternity services, the Medicaid primary […]