Eligibility & Enrollment

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

Research Update: More than 1 in 3 Children Lacked Access to Adequate Coverage in 2019

Regular readers know that, since record lows in 2016, child uninsurance has been climbing in recent years. Regular readers also know that uninsured rates don’t give a full picture of children’s coverage. Similar to our recent paper on kids who experience coverage gaps, a new article in Pediatrics shows that just having some health insurance […]

Aubrianna Osorio

December 20, 2021

A Few Key Data Points Are Essential in Monitoring Medicaid Enrollment When the Continuous Enrollment Requirement is Lifted

The lifting of the continuous enrollment requirement associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is inevitable, whether it be after the PHE ends or on April 1, 2022 as proposed in the Build Back Better (BBB) Act passed by the House. Regardless of what happens, millions of enrollees are likely to be disenrolled from […]

Tricia Brooks

December 6, 2021

Gaps in Coverage: A Look at Child Health Insurance Trends

The number of uninsured children was on a downward trajectory for many years, but in 2017 started going back up, rising a full percentage point between 2016 and 2019 (see Figure 1). This issue brief examines the incidence and characteristics of children who experienced a period of uninsurance over the course of a recent year […]

Aubrianna Osorio, Joan Alker November 22, 2021

Build Back Better Act: Health Coverage Provisions Explained

On November 19, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, the budget reconciliation bill, with the Senate expected to consider the legislation in coming weeks. The Build Back Better Act includes numerous provisions that would dramatically strengthen and expand both public and private health insurance coverage. Some of the new provisions […]

Edwin Park, Sabrina Corlette, Anne Dwyer, Maggie Clark November 19, 2021