After years of seemingly ever-changing rules around public charge, it comes as a relief to see a final rule that is faithful to the statute and supported by extensive policy evidence. The definition of public charge in the final rule is consistent with long established public charge policy and law, unlike the rules under the […]
Since 2009, states have had the option to extend Medicaid and CHIP eligibility to lawfully residing immigrant children and pregnant people without a five-year waiting period through what is known as ICHIA (a reference to a 2007 bill called the Immigrant Children’s Health Improvement Act) or CHIPRA §214 (a reference to the section of the […]
In a continuing effort to strengthen Medicaid and access to affordable, quality health coverage, the Biden Administration has proposed a series of eligibility rule changes. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeks to streamline application and enrollment, improve retention rates, remove barriers specific to CHIP, and enhance program integrity. Eliminates enrollment barriers and benefit caps […]
We often hear “it takes a village to raise a child” and that adage certainly holds true for my childhood. I am the third oldest in a large family. My parents worked different shifts so one of them could usually be home with us while my grandparents filled in the gaps. Additionally, my two older […]
Yesterday, CMS released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Child Core Set of Health Care Quality Measures in Medicaid and CHIP (known as the child core set). The proposed rule will implement the mandatory reporting of the child core set in 2024 as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The NPRM, […]
Medicaid’s pediatric benefit, Early and Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT), is getting more attention from federal officials. As part of its child health-focused release yesterday, CMS released a new Informational Bulletin reiterating EPSDT’s requirement to cover screenings and medically necessary treatment for children’s behavioral health, mental health and substance use disorders. The timing is […]
