The results of state reporting on the 2017 Child Core Set of Health Care Quality Measures in Medicaid and CHIP have been released by CMS. The 2017 Child Core Set includes 27 measures that assess key aspects of health care access for children and pregnant women. While reporting on last year’s core set seems timely, […]
In June, the Senate rejected a Trump Administration proposal to rescind federal funding for a variety of programs including the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). At the time, we had raised significant concerns because the Administration’s rescission package would have eliminated $2 billion from CHIP’s Child Enrollment Contingency Fund. Those $2 billion in funds […]
Notes: Data include the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The number with Medicaid coverage in each county is rounded to the nearest ten. A dash indicates that the data in the county are unreported because there are fewer than 10 children residing in the county. An interactive map with adult coverage data is available. State Data on […]
Notes: The number with Medicaid coverage in each county is rounded to the nearest ten. An interactive map with child coverage data is available. State Data on Health Coverage in Small Towns and Rural Areas, 2015/16
Say Ahhh! readers know that I am a fan of how technology can transform eligibility and significantly improve data collection and reporting. And I’ve been anxiously awaiting signs of progress on the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) since CMS released an August 2013 letter to State Medicaid Directors indicating that the system was being piloted […]
