Enrollment in health coverage? Medicaid and CHIP know how to do it! News accounts last week that 3.9 of the 6 million people who signed up for health coverage between October 1 and the end of 2013 were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP came as no surprise to those of us who follow these critical […]
As anticipated, CMS announced the fifth (and final?) round of CHIPRA performance bonuses to states that have been successful in enrolling more eligible children in Medicaid. Twenty-three states will ring in 2014 with $307 million, thanks to their commitment to streamlined eligibility and enrollment systems that make it easier for families to enroll their children. […]
Earlier I wrote about progress in the Senate on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) repeal, or “doc fix,” which passed the Finance committee with the Medicaid extenders intact. Since time was running out for the House and Senate to agree on the exact terms for a permanent SGR fix, the Murray-Ryan budget agreement on […]
Today, the Senate Finance Committee released a draft summary and description of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) repeal, or “doc fix,” bill that committee will take up Thursday morning. While the Medicare “doc fix,” a move to permanently change the way Medicare pays providers, is the committee’s featured event, the Chairman’s Mark also seeks […]
My colleagues just released a helpful update on state progress in creating more consumer-friendly eligibility and enrollment systems. If you’re like me, when reading Medicaid eligibility terms like “MAGI conversion” and “flat file,” your mind wanders to a foreign money exchange or even a children’s book character—yes, the omnipresent Flat Stanley—rather than focusing on people […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling quite crunched by the holiday calendar this year. The usual holiday stress has emerged, so to keep things in perspective I, like my colleagues, am reflecting on all those things we have to be grateful for this year. One of those things is the Children’s Health Insurance […]
