State updates as of March 1, 2024.

State updates as of February 23, 2024.

State updates as of February 16, 2024.

Non-citizens, including individuals who are lawfully present and those who are undocumented, make up a significant portion of the nation’s uninsured, limiting their access to care and worsening health disparities. State Health and Value Strategies has been tracking state actions to provide affordable health coverage for non-citizen populations. This expert perspective features an interactive map of state-funded coverage programs for low-income, non-citizen children and adults. The map highlights both existing programs and programs that are under development.

State updates as of February 9, 2024.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, which houses the Massachusetts Medicaid program, convened two technical advisory groups to create a health equity data and accountability infrastructure for the state. This expert perspective highlights the work undertaken to develop a voluntary, aligned approach for collecting self-reported demographic data and the creation of a framework for introducing accountability in value-based contracts for four categories of health equity measures.

State updates as of February 2, 2024.

In late 2022, Congress enacted section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA), requiring states to provide children under age 19 determined eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with 12 months of continuous enrollment (CE) effective January 1, 2024. To support states in implementing CE, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued sub-regulatory guidance expanding on the CAA’s new requirement. This Q&A is intended to serve as an added resource for states as they newly take up CE for children or modify existing CE policies to meet the CAA requirement. As noted, some issues remain open pending further CMS guidance.

State updates as of January 26, 2024.

State updates as of January 19, 2024.