Commonwealth Fund May 7, 2024
TOPLINES
A new federal rule will help eligible adults and children enroll — and stay enrolled — in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
Millions of people lost their health care coverage during the unwinding of continuous Medicaid enrollment for administrative reasons, but a new federal rule seeks to prevent that from happening again
On April 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the most significant set of eligibility regulations since the initial rule implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new rule will help eligible individuals enroll in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage and stay enrolled as long as they remain eligible. Many of the provisions address issues that contributed to coverage...