Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women and Their Young Children Linked to Health of the Next Generation
As we see increasing numbers of pregnant women and newborns being disenrolled from Medicaid, a new study adds to evidence of long-term benefits of Medicaid investments– this time for the grandchildren and children of pregnant women and their newborns. For many years, CCF has highlighted the growing research on the long-term health and educational impacts […]
“Deemed Newborns:” Collateral Damage in the PHE Unwinding
This blog is about the babies on the bus. You know, the ones who go “Wah-Wah-Wah” all around the town. It seems that, in the course of the PHE unwinding, some of them are getting thrown under the bus. As my colleague Elisabeth Wright Burak recently reported, Arkansas disenrolled 3,300 newborns from Medicaid in April; […]
Legislative Roundup: Eight states now committed to multi-year continuous eligibility for young children as Colorado, Minnesota and Ohio pass new legislation
The unwinding continues to dramatically showcase children’s loss of health care despite the fact that most likely remain eligible. Amid the worse-than-expected disenrollments among children due to red tape and insufficient communication, one bright spot is that more states are seeking CMS approval to reduce administrative burden on families by adopting 2-to-5 year continuous eligibility […]
Webinar: Medicaid Managed Care Contracts and Maternal Health
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How Are States Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Medicaid Policy? New 50-state Report
As lawmakers scramble to address the nation’s worsening mental health crisis among children, few of these efforts have focused on the unique developmental needs of children before they reach kindergarten. It’s hard to imagine an infant or toddler experiencing mental health challenges, but as ZERO TO THREE shows,10-16% of young children experience mental health conditions, […]