Fierce Healthcare March 27, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Wednesday to help individuals obtain and retain Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.
Eligible children and adults will gain access to increased protections in Medicaid and CHIP programs that were previously made possible by the Affordable Care Act.
Among the provisions, waiting periods and lifetime limits on CHIP coverage for children will be eliminated. Children can also not be removed from coverage if a family is unable to afford premiums. And if the income levels for a family rises, children will be transferred from Medicaid to CHIP coverage.
A report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that average monthly eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP...
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