CHIP – Page 20 – Center For Children and Families

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

Congressional Committees Focus on Mental Health, Announce Bipartisan Efforts

Mental health was in the spotlight this month on Capitol Hill with four Congressional committees holding hearings on the subject during the first three weeks of February and some committees formally announcing plans to pursue bipartisan legislation. As we’ve discussed on Say Ahhh!, the pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on the mental health of […]

Anne Dwyer

February 23, 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

Governors Should Make the Protection of Children and Families from Health Coverage Loss a Top Priority

A unique and unprecedented set of public policy circumstances create a grave risk for the stability of health coverage in the year ahead for millions of children and families. First, some background. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Trump Administration enacted a law in 2020, known as the Families First Coronavirus Relief […]

Joan Alker

February 17, 2022

Millions of Children May Lose Medicaid: What Can Be Done to Help Prevent Them From Becoming Uninsured?

Introduction As of June 2021, over 40 million children were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP for their health insurance — the vast majority in Medicaid. From the month prior to the pandemic in February 2020, through June 2021, children’s enrollment increased by 11 percent. Now, about half of the nation’s children are covered by Medicaid […]

Joan Alker, Tricia Brooks February 17, 2022

States Should Continue Medicaid and CHIP Improvements Achieved Through State Disaster SPAs Beyond PHE

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, states have been utilizing Medicaid and CHIP disaster state plan amendments (SPAs) for temporary, additional flexibilities to respond to the challenges resulting from the pandemic. As the administration considers when to end the federally declared Public Health Emergency (PHE), states and stakeholders should think about how to continue […]

Allexa Gardner

February 4, 2022