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Health Reform Medicare Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Trends

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Unwinding Watch: Tracking Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End

May 30, 2023

Our “Unwinding Watch” will highlight key developments as states resume determinations on people’s Medicaid eligibility. Previously, the pandemic-related “continuous coverage” requirement...

Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

April 28, 2023

Resource List

End of the Pandemic-Era Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

Blog

CMS-Required Tests Are a Chance for Advocates to Improve Medicaid Unwinding Systems

May 2, 2023

Report

Expanding Health Savings Accounts Would Boost Tax Shelters, Not Access to Care

May 2, 2023 | Gideon Lukens

Statement

A Welcome End to the Bar on Affordable Health Coverage for People With DACA

April 13, 2023 | Shelby Gonzales

Report

Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

March 27, 2023 | Gideon Lukens and Allison Orris

Blog

As Medicaid Terminations Resume, States Should Take Action to Preserve People’s Coverage

April 3, 2023 | Farah Erzouki

New on this Topic

Statement

Debt Ceiling Agreement Reflects Improvements Over House Bill, Harmful Provisions Remain

May 28, 2023

Fact Sheet

Coverage for COVID-19 Testing, Vaccinations, and Treatment

May 22, 2023

Blog

Roundup: Analyzing House Republicans’ Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill

May 9, 2023

Report

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Would Strengthen, Improve Medicare

May 3, 2023

Report

Taking Medicaid Away for Not Meeting a Work-Reporting Requirement Would Keep People From Health Care

April 28, 2023

Statement

House Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill Cuts Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Income Support, and Other National Priorities, Gives Billions to Wealthy Tax Cheats

April 26, 2023

Policy Basics

We work to ensure that all people have access to and can easily enroll in affordable health coverage and that Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces provide coverage that meets the needs of low-income children and families, older adults, and people with disabilities. We also work to ensure that proposals that would affect these programs do not slash benefits for, or impose costs on, the nation’s most vulnerable people.

Federal Payroll Taxes

Introduction to Medicaid

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Advocates’ Guide to Understanding States’ Actions as They Unwind From Medicaid Continuous Coverage: Requirements and Best Practices

With unwinding underway, it is important for advocates to know what's required, what's prohibited, and what's recommended so that they can better advocate for a streamlined unwinding process that...

Unwinding Watch: Tracking Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End

Our “Unwinding Watch” will highlight key developments as states resume determinations on people’s Medicaid eligibility. Previously, the pandemic-related “continuous coverage”...

As Medicaid Terminations Resume, States Should Take Action to Preserve People’s Coverage

Millions of eligible individuals and families — particularly people of color and children — are at risk of losing coverage during the “unwinding”...

Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

This highly technical approach is designed to cut federal funding and would come at the expense of millions of people who access health care through Medicaid, jeopardizing coverage and shifting costs...

FCC Ruling Allowing Automated Text Messaging Will Help State and Local Agencies With Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage

A key ruling earlier this year from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed how state- and locally administered Medicaid programs can send automated texts to enrollees. This will help...

Health

Unwinding Watch: Tracking Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End

Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

End of the Pandemic-Era Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

CMS-Required Tests Are a Chance for Advocates to Improve Medicaid Unwinding Systems

Expanding Health Savings Accounts Would Boost Tax Shelters, Not Access to Care

A Welcome End to the Bar on Affordable Health Coverage for People With DACA

Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

As Medicaid Terminations Resume, States Should Take Action to Preserve People’s Coverage

New on this Topic

Debt Ceiling Agreement Reflects Improvements Over House Bill, Harmful Provisions Remain

Coverage for COVID-19 Testing, Vaccinations, and Treatment

Roundup: Analyzing House Republicans’ Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Would Strengthen, Improve Medicare

Taking Medicaid Away for Not Meeting a Work-Reporting Requirement Would Keep People From Health Care

House Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill Cuts Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Income Support, and Other National Priorities, Gives Billions to Wealthy Tax Cheats

Policy Basics

Federal Payroll Taxes

Introduction to Medicaid

Experts

Advocates’ Guide to Understanding States’ Actions as They Unwind From Medicaid Continuous Coverage: Requirements and Best Practices

Unwinding Watch: Tracking Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End

As Medicaid Terminations Resume, States Should Take Action to Preserve People’s Coverage

Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

FCC Ruling Allowing Automated Text Messaging Will Help State and Local Agencies With Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage

Expanding Work Requirements Would Make It Harder for People to Meet Basic Needs

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Have Little or No Effect on Beneficiaries

Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

End of the Pandemic-Era Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement