Empower States Medicaid CHIP flexibility
Empower States Medicaid CHIP flexibility
Empower States Medicaid CHIP flexibility
Medicaid and CHIP Stability Protections
By Martha Heberlein I don’t know what you did yesterday, but I spent the day eagerly awaiting CBO’s annual March baseline. As the “official scorekeepers” in Washington, their projections of spending and enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP, and coverage under the exchanges carry a lot of weight. Besides, who wouldn’t love the neat little tables they produce […]
We have long been fans of the enormous success that Louisiana has had in improving retention among children in Medicaid and CHIP through administrative renewals and ex parte. I mean, really, who wouldn’t be wowed by the fact that just 1% of children lose coverage at renewal for procedural reasons! Not to mention the low, low […]
Coordinating Medicaid and CHIP
By Tara Mancini Our Say Ahhh! audience is certainly aware of the benefits of implementing continuous coverage, namely, how it can improve health outcomes for beneficiaries while also decreasing administrative and utilization costs. As of January 1, 2012, 28 states offer 12-month continuous eligibility in their CHIP programs (23 in Medicaid). Alabama is one of […]
CHIP Tips
CHIP Tips “5 of 8” Requirements
CHIP Financing Structure
“ICHIA” CHIP Tip
Improving Enrollment and Retention in Medicaid and CHIP
CHIP Allotments
Fact Sheet: Medicaid and CHIP Stability Protections
Medicaid and Chip Stability Protections
February 8, 2011 This webinar included a presentation about the new options states have to improve and expand coverage for children through Medicaid and CHIP through CHIPRA. Special attention was paid to how a state could earn performance bonus dollars for making significant improvements to its Medicaid enrollment through cutting red tape in its CHIP […]
September 13, 2011 As Washington does what it does best – play politics and propose policy – what impacts will there be on children’s coverage? Recent proposed regulations on eligibility and enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP and the Exchanges have significant implications for outreach, simplification and coordination of children’s coverage as we approach 2014. All the […]
Mississippi Public Broadcasting March 3, 2012 How will the coming changes in Mississippi’s health care system affect your children? Wesley Prater, a senior health analyst at Georgetown University, explains how the Obama health care bill will provide coverage for more kids. In 2014, more than half of Mississippi’s children will be able to get health […]
Mississippi Public Broadcasting March 1, 2012 By Jeffrey Hess New research shows that the recent health care overhaul could mean a growing number of Mississippi kids will get their health insurance through the government. MPB’s Jeffrey Hess reports child welfare advocates see the expansion as good news for the health of Mississippi’s youngest residents. When the […]
By Eugene Lewit, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Late last year, while official Washington and its pundits were busy deconstructing the failure of the “Super Committee” and the rest of us were planning our holiday celebrations, the National Center for Health Statistics quietly released its 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data. Among other […]