Finish Line Flash Editions 2015
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
By Tara Mancini As our readers know, Medicaid is a public insurance program financed jointly by states and the federal government to assist low-income individuals and families in obtaining health insurance. Using state specific formulas known as FMAP, the federal government provides at least $1 in matching funds for every $1 spent by states. During […]
By Joe Touschner In a continued push to show that states have flexibility under the Affordable Care Act, the Departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury this week proposed rules for states to apply for innovation waivers under section 1332 of the ACA. Under current law, states could negotiate a waiver of ACA […]
By Michael Odeh, Children Now Earlier this month the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made an important ruling that truly embraces the “AFFORDABLE” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Health care services and economics research over the past four decades has clearly shown that unaffordable cost-sharing in health care can be a […]
Kansas Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section […]
Hawaii Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section […]
For years federal funding was not available to states to enroll eligible children of state employees in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It was assumed that state employees had access to affordable, comprehensive insurance but, over time, that myth has been dispelled. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to remedy this but it took […]
Wisconsin Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2],[3] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section […]
New York Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults […]
Arizona Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section 1931 […]
By Suzie Shupe, California Coverage & Health Initiatives The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance exchange marketplaces offer the promise of connecting millions of uninsured Americans with the health coverage and care they need. And by strengthening Medicaid, millions more will be able to get care. It is an historic opportunity, but also an unprecedented […]
By Nicette Short of Children Now and Kathleen Hamilton of The Children’s Partnership California’s Health Benefit Exchange Board, created under the Affordable Care Act, held its inaugural meeting on April 20, 2011 in Sacramento, California. Even with one of the five Board seats vacant (the California Senate has not yet selected its appointee), the California […]
Even if you tend to gloss over my technology blogs, please keep reading because this is really BIG news for the states. Yesterday, CMS announced that, for a limited time, it is waiving the requirement that the cost to replace or improve integrated eligibility systems be allocated across programs (at each program’s matching rate). Let’s […]
By Elisabeth Arenelas, Colorado Center on Law and Policy Thanks to Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper for his veto of a bill (Senate Bill 11-213) that would have required monthly premiums for certain children participating in Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), Colorado’s version of the Child Health Insurance Plan. Coverage to this particular group was expanded […]
By Joe Touschner The Affordable Insurance Exchanges, as envisioned by the Affordable Care Act, have great potential to help children and families secure quality health coverage that is competitively priced and supported by federal tax credits for those who qualify. As Say Ahhh! readers know, states will operate exchanges under guidelines set by the federal […]
By Cynthia Pellegrini, March of Dimes It sounds like a rejected Hallmark card: “Sending you wishes for high quality maternal and child health care, today and every day.” But on Mother’s Day, it’s especially appropriate to talk about healthy women, healthy pregnancies, and healthy babies and children. For many of us in the health policy […]
By Patrick McIntyre, United Way When it comes to the health of our nation, United Way cares about ensuring that everyone has health insurance, that folks eat well, and that Americans remain active and energized. Specifically for children, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program provide vital health care to children whose families don’t receive […]
New Mexico Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults […]
New Jersey Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults […]
Arkansas Medicaid and CHIP Programs Source: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015. Note: Tables below present rules in effect as of January 1, 2015. Adult Income Eligibility Limits[1],[2] Parents (in a family of three) Other Adults Section […]