State updates as of June 23, 2023.

State updates as of June 16, 2023.

State updates as of June 9 2023.

State updates as of June 2 2023.

As states continue the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement and redetermining their enrollees, states across the country have reported scams asking consumers for financial or personal information are prevalent. This expert perspective provides recommendations on what state communications and digital teams can do to mitigate online scams and protect official sources of information.

State updates as of May 26 2023.

State updates as of May 19 2023.

The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement represents the largest nationwide coverage transition since the Affordable Care Act. This presents State-Based Marketplaces with an opportunity to target outreach efforts to those audiences who have recently lost Medicaid or CHIP to help eligible individuals retain access to affordable healthcare through the Marketplace. This expert perspective focuses on best practices for timing and strategy in consumer outreach to consumers that are no longer eligible for Medicaid to help states develop a consumer “chase campaign.”

State updates as of May 12 2023.

On Thursday, April 27, CMS released two highly anticipated proposed rules. The first, which focuses on managed care delivery systems, is titled “Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality.” The second proposed rule, which focuses on fee-for-service delivery systems and program improvements for home and community-based services across delivery systems, is titled “Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services.” Together, these would reshape the federal regulatory landscape for Medicaid and CHIP, particularly with respect to standards for ensuring access to care, transparency and oversight of provider payment rates, engagement of people enrolled in Medicaid, quality measurement, and program accountability. This expert perspective outlines the key provisions in each of the proposed rules.