State Health Updates
State updates as of August 30, 2024.
State updates as of August 30, 2024.
On August 29, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a CMCS Informational Bulletin (CIB) and accompanying slide deck to support states facing renewal backlogs. With this guidance, CMS is providing states additional time—until December 31, 2025—to complete Medicaid and CHIP eligibility renewals, address persistent backlogs in processing redeterminations, and achieve compliance with federal renewal timeliness requirements. This expert perspective provides an overview of the CIB.
State updates as of August 23, 2024.
State updates as of August 16, 2024.
During the unwinding, the public release of state Medicaid renewal data provided new transparency into state eligibility and enrollment processes. States leveraged unwinding data to monitor coverage losses and adjust outreach and administrative enrollment policies. This expert perspective highlights examples of state reporting to offer approaches for states to adopt going forward.
State updates as of August 9, 2024.
State updates as of August 2, 2024.
On July 23, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a State Health Official letter, “Provisions of Medicaid and CHIP Services to Incarcerated Youth.” The letter provides implementation guidance on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 requirements that states provide specific services for children and youth eligible for Medicaid and CHIP and involved in the juvenile justice system. The SHO letter also offers states the option to provide full scope Medicaid and CHIP services to justice-involved eligible children and youth. The effective date for the provisions in the SHO letter is January 1, 2025. This expert perspective reviews the SHO letter in detail and highlights key considerations for states.
State updates as of July 26, 2024.
On June 26, 2024 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH). This expert perspective summarizes the key takeaways pertaining to the model. CMS recommends that states submit a letter of intent to apply for the TMaH model and these optional letters of intent are due on August 8, 2024. Applications to participate in the model are due on September 20, 2024.