‘Twas nearing the end of two thousand eleven Performance bonus time; new states total seven In addition to sixteen that earned a bonus last year Twenty-three states have $296 million reasons to cheer Child advocates are proud of the effort they led Tactics for removing red tape dance in their heads With Medicaid and […]
By Jocelyn Guyer Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee released a set of health reform coverage options, offering some important insight into the direction this crucial committee may take as it tackles the goal of covering all Americans. It’s hard to sum up the 61-page document — not only does it cover a lot of terrain but there are options […]
July 20th – 22nd, 2021 CCF’s annual conference is geared toward state and national child health advocates and researchers. It is not open to the press. View speaker and moderator bios. View conference agenda. Tuesday, July 20 Covering All Kids 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET For the past several years, children’s health insurance coverage […]
Piloting new ways of doing things makes sense. It’s a way to test whether a concept or idea will work the way it’s envisioned, and fine-tune it based on actual experience. To this extent 13 states (AL, CO, GA, IA, LA, MD, ME, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, UT) have spent the past five years […]
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).[1] The Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a number of provisions related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This includes, among others, delinking the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement from the COVID-19 public health emergency and starting its unwinding […]
Mom: “Did you brush your teeth?” Child: “Yep.” Mom: “How come your toothbrush isn’t wet?” This is an excerpt from the script of the bedtime drama performed live nightly in the comfort of my own home. Just between you, me and the tooth fairy … after battling on the nutrition, hygiene and homework fronts, I […]
By Adam Searing, North Carolina Justice Center It’s been a busy start to the year with the Affordable Care Act’s implementation playing out around the country. In many states the most contentious issue has been whether to accept federal money to cover more people with Medicaid. Other issues from childcare to paid sick days are […]
So as I mentioned in my last blog on the Secretary’s Q and A in December, which most notably said waivers to do a partial Medicaid expansion are not on offer, an extremely obscure premium assistance option has been dusted off and featured in the Secretary’s letter – drum roll please — Section 1905a of […]
CNNMoney October 10, 2013 By Tami Luhby Obamacare is designed to make health care affordable for everyone, but several million families could get caught in a loophole in the law that leaves them out in the cold. Those families will find themselves ineligible for Obamacare subsidies to buy their own insurance on the state-based exchanges, […]
By Julie Hudman, PhD, Director, Department of Health Care Finance, District of Columbia And no, it isn’t #1 in murders, infant mortality, or a high concentration of policy wonks. It is #1 in enrolling and keeping children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. A Health Affairs article by Dr, Jenny Kenney and others found that the […]
Our search for interesting state innovations brings us once again to Wisconsin. The last time we sent you a postcard from Wisconsin, we highlighted its successful ACCESS program that allows people to apply online, check the status of their benefits, and report any changes. In this case, the state has moved forward to take advantage […]
December 14, 2011 This week, the Finish Line Flash shares a great editorial from Utah, a new report on collecting and using data to support improvements in enrollment and retention, a handy one-page flowchart showing coverage decisions under the ACA, and a brief write-up that explains the affordability test problem that causes the family penalty […]
One of the many questions I have asked myself since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is what the role of Section 1115 waivers will be come 2014 when the major provisions of PPACA are implemented. In the past, Section 1115 waivers have sometimes been used to expand coverage to groups previously […]
This month, CCF is heading to Nashville, Tennessee to listen to the new beat coming out of “Music City, USA.” Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen recently changed his tune and announced that on March 1, enrollment will resume for CoverKids, the state’s CHIP program. The Governor had frozen enrollment in November but, after a public outcry, […]
So in the almost final installment of my musings on premium assistance, I am going to cover two issues and then wrap up this scintillating series (I hope – this might get toooooo long and we may have to go to Part 4 which would ruin my whole LOTR analogy.). The first question is about […]
By Jocelyn Guyer It is becoming increasingly clear that Congress may well dismantle the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as part of broader health reform. Children and their families have much to gain in health reform, as my colleagues and I have written about elsewhere, but this is a change worthy of its own […]
I started studying premium assistance programs in Medicaid and CHIP a decade ago with a large dose of skepticism. The idea of buying private coverage with public dollars when it is more expensive and typically covers fewer benefits than Medicaid struck me as a bad deal for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike. In many cases this […]
Actress Jennifer Garner was joined on stage with former Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), First Focus President Bruce Lesley, and Save the Children Senior Vice President Mark Shriver on Wednesday, October 10th for the release of America’s Report Card 2012: Children in the United States, a national report card issued by First […]
By Jocelyn Guyer The Senate Finance Committee began its markup yesterday and moved into high gear today, taking votes for the first time on amendments. Senator Baucus released his mark last Wednesday, September 15th and was immediately deluged with over 500 amendments. Yesterday, he released a revised version that incorporates some of the amendments. From […]
5:30 pm Signing off Thanks for taking the time to follow the health reform summit. At CCF, we’re anxious to hear your reaction to the summit and what it means for the prospects of health reform and its impact on children and families. For a transcript of the health reform summit, visit Kaiser health news. Don’t forget to […]
