Templates & Toolkits | December 14, 2022
The end of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement presents states with tremendous opportunities to keep individuals enrolled in Medicaid or transition to another form of health coverage. This series of pages provides communications resources designed to support states as they prepare for the various stages of work needed to inform stakeholders and consumers about the upcoming end of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement.
Below are additional resources related to communicating about the upcoming end of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement.
These infographics provide an overview of the key changes to the parameters for unwinding enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) as well as an illustrative continuous coverage unwinding timeline under the CAA.
This expert perspective reviews examples of states that are collaborating with community partners to support their outreach and engagement efforts.
This expert perspective provides research-based recommendations regarding terminology that can be used in consumer education and outreach.
This expert perspective includes proactive communications strategies for states to consider when planning to effectively reach targeted groups of enrollees at specified points in time.
This expert perspective highlights several states that have made their unwinding operational plans publicly available as well as examples of states’ ongoing communication efforts, including outreach campaigns to Medicaid enrollees, strategies for collaborating with stakeholders, and collaborative initiatives within Marketplace states.
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