CMS allows 5 states to adopt multiyear continuous Medicaid eligibility for children

Healthcare DIVE November 20, 2024
Emily Olsen

The future of such policies is unclear under an upcoming Trump administration, which could rescind approvals or prevent states from implementing waivers.

Dive Brief:

• The Biden administration has approved waivers for five states to keep children continuously enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for more than a year.
• In Colorado, children can now be continuously eligible for the safety-net programs until their third birthday, the CMS said last week. Kids in Hawaii, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania can be continuously enrolled until their sixth birthday.
• But the future of multiyear continuous eligibility is unclear under the incoming Trump administration, which could rescind approvals or prevent states from implementing waivers, according to a brief by the Georgetown...

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