A Look at Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies During the Unwinding of Continuous Enrollment and Beyond

Executive Summary In early 2023, states began final preparations for the end of the pandemic-related Medicaid continuous enrollment provision following passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023, which lifted the requirement effective March 31, 2023. During the three-year pause on Medicaid disenrollments, Medicaid and CHIP enrollment grew by 32% from 71.3 million to […]

Tricia Brooks, Allexa Gardner

New Report Focuses on Child Health Coverage Declines and What States Can do to Help Reconnect Kids with Medicaid/CHIP

As our nation approaches another sad milestone with nearly 5 million fewer children enrolled in Medicaid, we released a report looking at how states have responded to the challenge of the Medicaid “unwinding” process. With approximately half of the nation’s children enrolled in Medicaid, the stakes are very high for children and the providers who […]

Joan Alker

Webinar: Unwinding – Where Do We Go From Here?

As unbelievable as it may seem, the “unwinding,” or the return to routine operations following the end of the FFCRA’s continuous coverage requirement, is nearing completion for almost all states. With a net decrease of almost 10.6 million enrolled in Medicaid, including over 4 million children, and a long list of issues that need to […]

Child Enrollment in the Marketplaces Rose by Nearly 40 Percent During 2024 Open Enrollment but Increase Offsets Only Modest Share of Child Medicaid Unwinding Enrollment Losses

On March 22, 2024, the Centers for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released more detailed information on the nearly 21.5 million people — a historic high by far — who enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces during the 2024 Open Enrollment Period. According to […]

Edwin Park
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