Medicaid/CHIP eligibility and participation are estimated for a sample of over 1.4 million children in the 2008 and 2012 American Community Survey. Medicaid/CHIP experience and enrollment barriers are examined for 2300 uninsured children in families with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level...
Unlike Medicaid income eligibility for adults in expanded states, which is usually 138% FPL, Medicaid or CHIP eligibility varies widely depending on the state and on the age of the child.
The report recommended leveraging presumptive eligibility for pregnant women and children as well to ensure that they are connected to coverage and care more quickly. Instituting 12-month, continuous eligibility for children would prevent disruptions in care even if their family experienced ...
Many of those who could lose coverage are eligible for coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or traditional Medicaid. States have the responsibility to assess eligibility in a way that will minimize coverage losses, particularly for children, people of color, and people with disabilities. ...
About 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid reinstated after some states erroneously purged them because of a systems issue, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) said Thursday.
State eligibility rules under separate state SCHIP programs--implications for children's access to health care This Policy Brief is the fourth in a series of reports issued by the George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy that examine the design of separately-administ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Children in many states are being wrongly cut off from Medicaid because of a “glitch” in the automated systems being used in a massive eligibility review for the government-run health care program, a top Medicaid official sa
States are in the midst of reevaluating the eligibility of more than 87 million people in Medicaid and several million more in the Children's Health Insurance Program and terminating those who no longer qualify for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Congress had barred states fro...
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the individual will need to provide recent pay stubs (if available), bank statements, valid identification (such as a driver’s license), and a utility bill to prove residency. For children needing Emergency Medicaid benefits, the eligibility determination is generally based on the financial criteri...