On December 15, 2023, the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) announced a new voluntary model for state Medicaid agencies called Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH). TMaH was developed in response to the profound maternal morbidity...more
2/12/2024
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During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states implemented numerous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) policies and operational processes that helped to maintain coverage and support access to...more
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) spurred a seismic shift in the delivery of health care, including services provided to children and adolescents. Pediatric providers rapidly scaled up their telehealth capabilities...more
As a condition of receiving enhanced federal funds under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, states are maintaining continuous enrollment of all Medicaid enrollees, and many states have also paused Children’s Health...more
Longstanding structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobilized leadership in many states to take action on health equity. Structural...more
2/18/2022
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Longstanding structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobilized leadership in many states to take action on health equity. Structural...more
President Biden set an ambitious health care agenda in his campaign and maintained that focus as he took office. The Biden administration has expressed a strong commitment to “protect and build on the Affordable Care Act,...more
2/16/2022
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The crisis in immigrant health coverage has been both highlighted and exacerbated by the recent pandemic. COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on immigrants, who are disproportionately frontline/service workers, making them...more