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Thousands Flock to Health Insurance Marketplaces as Coverage Shifts due to COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartCOVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of American life, including access to health insurance coverage, which is critical during a pandemic. Job losses and reductions in hours have resulted in millions losing employer coverage or the income needed to pay premiums, forcing them to join the already sizeable ranks of the uninsured. State marketplaces have […]
State Medicaid and CHIP Strategies to Protect Coverage during COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Charts, Featured News Home CHIP, CHIP, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Gia GouldEarly Evidence Suggests Increased Medicaid Enrollment Due to COVID-19
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, Population Health, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Gia GouldAs the COVID-19 public health emergency continues to destabilize the economy, more individuals are turning to their state Medicaid agencies for health coverage. To date, more than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the past 10 weeks, and with job losses many individuals will inevitably lose employer-based health coverage. Current projections show […]
CARES Act Funds Help Consumers, but Create Health Coverage Eligibility Challenges for States
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Anita Cardwell and Christina CousartThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes a Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefit of $600 a week, which supplements traditional unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and provides an important source of additional financial support for individuals who qualify for these payments. However, as highlighted in NASHP’s April 6, 2020 blog, Federal Guidance Needed to […]
Q&A: What States Should Know about the Medicaid FMAP Increase
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion /by Anita CardwellTo help states address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides all states and territories with a temporary and retroactive 6.2 percentage-point increase in Medicaid’s federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) — which determines the federal government’s share of Medicaid expenditures. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
States Use Federal Waivers to Expand Health Care Resources to Confront COVID-19
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces, Workforce Capacity /by NASHP StaffAcross the nation, states are responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic using flexibility permitted by federal waivers and maximizing their resources as they work collaboratively with municipalities, health plans, hospitals, and marketplaces to address the severity of the COVID-19 epidemic within their borders. The federal government has offered Medicaid waivers to give states critically-needed flexibility […]
States Act Quickly and Creatively to Curb COVID-19
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, State Insurance Marketplaces, Workforce Capacity /by NASHP StaffAcross the nation, states are taking steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and meet their residents’ unique needs by restricting social interaction based on the severity of their outbreaks, offering “grab and go” lunches for children whose schools have closed, loosening licensing standards to increase the provider workforce, and offering opioid use […]
The Affordable Care Act at 10: States Lead the Way
/in Policy Featured News Home CHIP, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Maureen Hensley-Quinn and Christina CousartState Strategies to Promote Children’s Preventive Services
/in Policy Charts, Maps Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, CHIP, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home, Quality and Measurement, Value-Based Purchasing /by NASHP WritersHow the President’s Proposed FFY 2021 Budget Would Impact Critical State Health Programs
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, CHIP, CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, HIV/AIDS, Housing and Health, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health /by NASHP StaffThe President’s budget request for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 proposes a 10 percent reduction in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) budget. A signature piece of the budget features the President’s Health Reform Vision, which includes $844 billion in cuts over 10 years to implement the Administration’s efforts to provide “better care […]
Thousands Flock to Health Insurance Marketplaces as Coverage Shifts due to COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home CHIP, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, State Insurance Marketplaces /by Christina CousartCOVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of American life, including access to health insurance coverage, which is critical during a pandemic. Job losses and reductions in hours have resulted in millions losing employer coverage or the income needed to pay premiums, forcing them to join the already sizeable ranks of the uninsured. State marketplaces have […]