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Medicaid

has transformed health care for low-income families and individuals, especially children, pregnant mothers, parents and children with disabilities and special health care needs.

Medicaid and CHIP 101: Medicaid and CHIP’s Foundational Role in Covering Kids and Families

Tricia Brooks, Kelly Whitener December 19, 2017

Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Comments

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      Critical Health Equity Context Needed in New Maternal and Infant Health Data Profile

      Just before the end of 2020, CMS published a valuable new trove of data on indicators of maternal and infant health in Medicaid, designed to create a profile of the health status of pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. The information is part of several new reports and learning communities launched by CMS to […]

      Maggie Clark, Alexandra Corcoran January 22, 2021

      The Tennessee Waiver: Block Grant, Aggregate Cap, or Windfall?

      In their wondrous 1957 interpretation of a Gershwin classic, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sing, “You like potato and I like potahto/You like tomato and I like tomahto.” Their back-and-forth has echoes in the current debate over what to call the TennCare III demonstration, approved on January 8 by the former CMS Administrator, Seema Verma. […]

      Andy Schneider, Allexa Gardner January 21, 2021

      Another Parting Gift for the Biden Administration –  the “SUNSET” Rule

      The great American singer Wilson Pickett probably was not thinking of the SUNSET rule when he wrote his soul anthem, “In the Midnight Hour.”  But Secretary Azar waited ‘til the midnight hour, and there it is, in the January 19, 2021 Federal Register: “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely,” a final rule issued by […]

      Andy Schneider
      January 19, 2021

      Trump Administration Tries Its Best to Knock Legs Out from Under Medicaid on the Way Out the Door

      So far 2021 has been a really wild and difficult ride for me and millions of others in the U.S. with COVID-19 ravaging the nation, an armed insurrection here in DC, and an ongoing economic crisis leaving so many families in need. My mind has been struggling to absorb all that is happening so quickly. […]

      Joan Alker
      January 15, 2021

      New Grant Opportunity to Boost Well-Child Visits and Immunizations in Pediatric Primary Care

      As part of our joint project with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Keeping Kids Connected to Care During COVID-19 and Beyond, we have been ringing the alarm bell about the troubling declines in well-child visits and immunizations because of the pandemic. Pediatricians and child health advocates have teamed up to educate and engage community […]

      Kelly Whitener
      January 11, 2021

      Limited Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Extensions are a Missed Opportunity

      States are continuing to push for extending Medicaid coverage for postpartum women beyond the current federal cutoff of 60 days after the end of their pregnancy. Just in the last month, three more states submitted waiver applications to CMS: Indiana, Georgia, and Texas. Before the end of the year, we submitted comments on Indiana’s limited […]

      Maggie Clark
      January 7, 2021
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