Eligibility & Enrollment

More Children Enrolled in ACA Marketplace Coverage in 2022, But Marketplaces Still Remain Modest Source of Health Coverage for Children

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) currently cover more than 40 million children. In comparison, relatively few children rely on the marketplaces for their health coverage. But new data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show 1.3 million children were enrolled in marketplace plans during the 2022 Marketplace Open […]

Aubrianna Osorio

April 21, 2022

Once Again, Secretary Becerra Extends the PHE: What Does This Mean for the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protection?

[Editor’s Note: Read the latest on the public health emergency Medicaid continuous coverage protection here.] It’s no surprise that HHS Secretary Becerra has renewed the COVID-related public health emergency (PHE) until July 15, 2022, since the Biden administration did not signal an end to the PHE 60 days in advance of the April 16, 2022 […]

Tricia Brooks

April 13, 2022

At Long Last, the Biden Administration Takes Step to Fix the Family Glitch

Back in 2014, I wrote about the importance of fixing the family glitch in this Health Affairs policy brief, which I, along with other health policy wonks, thought could be fixed administratively through rule-making. At last, the Biden administration has announced steps to do so with a White House event featuring former President Obama, whose […]

Tricia Brooks

April 6, 2022

CMS Shares State Reporting Requirements on PHE Unwinding, but Will the Agency Share State Reports with the Public?

We’ve been expecting CMS to release a template for states to report key baseline and monthly data that is needed to monitor the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage protection, but we got more than that with today’s release. CMS will also require states to complete and submit a form that summarizes the state’s approach […]

Tricia Brooks

March 22, 2022

Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Policies as of January 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey

Executive Summary Enrollment in Medicaid has grown significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. Provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) require states to provide continuous coverage for Medicaid enrollees until the end of the month in which the public health emergency (PHE) ends in order to receive enhanced federal funding. Continuous enrollment has helped to preserve […]

Tricia Brooks, Allexa Gardner, Aubrianna Osorio March 16, 2022

What Can States Do to Reduce Risk of Children Unfairly Losing Health Insurance

In part 1 of this blog series, my colleague and report co-author Joan Alker, explained the dire consequences if states don’t put in the time and effort to get renewals right when the Medicaid continuous coverage provision is lifted. This blog will focus on how we developed risk assessments for children in all 50 states […]

Tricia Brooks

February 22, 2022