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How Community Health Centers Are Serving Low-Income Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Amid New and Continuing Challenges
Community health centers have seen a rise in patients seeking non-medical services such as housing, food, nutrition, and transportation during the pandemic and have added new mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in response to growing needs, according to our survey of health centers.
Over half of the health centers said that more patients are seeking social and supportive services that complement primary care. Nearly two-thirds said they added new in-person or virtual mental health services. And roughly half of health centers (48%) saw an increase in patients with opioid use disorder during the pandemic.
Over half of the health centers said that more patients are seeking social and supportive services that complement primary care. Nearly two-thirds said they added new in-person or virtual mental health services. And roughly half of health centers (48%) saw an increase in patients with opioid use disorder during the pandemic.
Medicaid Spending and Enrollment: Updated for FY 2022 and Looking Ahead to FY 2023
In our survey, state Medicaid agencies project the state share of Medicaid spending will increase sharply by 14% in FY 2023, following the expected end of the Public Health Emergency and the loss of pandemic-related enhanced federal funding. States also project enrollment will fall by 5% in FY 2023, with most pointing to the unwinding of the continuous enrollment requirement.Demographics and Health Insurance Coverage of Nonelderly Adults With Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in 2020
The pandemic has exacerbated mental illness and substance use disorders and may have increased access problems. We examine key characteristics and coverage and health status of nonelderly adults with mental illness or substance use disorders in 2020.Key Characteristics of Infants and Implications of the Recent Formula Shortage
Infants with Medicaid/CHIP as their sole source of coverage were more likely to receive formula for the first time before six months old compared to infants with private insurance only. This group is among those likely to be hit harder by the formula shortage.Mitigating Childhood Lead Exposure and Disparities: Medicaid and Other Federal Initiatives
Data show that Black and lower income children are at higher risk for lead exposure. We look at how Medicaid and various federal initiatives can help mitigate lead exposure and its negative health impacts.Medicaid and Racial Health Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. Our analysis provides insight into the role Medicaid can play in advancing racial health equity by answering three key questions:
– How does health coverage vary by race and ethnicity?
– How can Medicaid help to reduce racial health disparities?
– What are key issues to watch looking ahead?
LTC & COVID-19
Nursing Facility Staff Vaccinations, Boosters, and Shortages After Vaccination Deadlines Passed
Nursing facility staff COVID-19 vaccination rates rose to 88 percent nationally by March 2022, the deadline for states to comply with the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers. That’s up 25 percentage points from Aug. 2021, when the fed government announced the forthcoming mandate. While a number of factors may have been at work, it appears that the mandate contributed to the increases in staff vaccination rates.
Data suggest that the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers has not exacerbated nursing home staff shortages. Twenty-eight percent of nursing homes reported staffing shortages as of March 2022, down from nearly 1 in 3 in January 2022.
Data suggest that the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers has not exacerbated nursing home staff shortages. Twenty-eight percent of nursing homes reported staffing shortages as of March 2022, down from nearly 1 in 3 in January 2022.
Unwinding the Public Health Emergency
Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage After the End of the Public Health Emergency and Continuous Enrollment Requirement
Between 5.3 million and 14.2 million low-income people could lose Medicaid coverage following the end of the public health emergency and federal continuous enrollment requirement, we find in a new analysis. We examine two potential scenarios about how states might manage the resumption of eligibility redeterminations and disenrollments.
From fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2022 states will have collectively spent $47.2 billion to cover people enrolled in Medicaid because of the continuous enrollment requirement and will have received $100.4 billion in new federal funds to cover those costs and provide general fiscal relief.
Read Our Other Analyses About the End of the PHE
From fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2022 states will have collectively spent $47.2 billion to cover people enrolled in Medicaid because of the continuous enrollment requirement and will have received $100.4 billion in new federal funds to cover those costs and provide general fiscal relief.
Read Our Other Analyses About the End of the PHE
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Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
Bookmark our Medicaid waiver tracker page for the latest information on pending and approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. Tracking Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health disparities for a broad range of populations, but specifically for people of color. We examine how adults are faring on a range of social determinants of health.Who Could Get Covered Under Medicaid Expansion? State Fact Sheets
Twelve states have not adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion. Who would become eligible for Medicaid if these states chose to expand?Medicaid Spending and Enrollment: Updated for FY 2022 and Looking Ahead to FY 2023
In our mini-survey update, state Medicaid agencies project the state share of Medicaid spending will increase sharply by 14% in FY 2023, following the expected end of the Public Health Emergency and the loss of pandemic-related enhanced federal funding.
10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care
Sixty-nine percent of Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in comprehensive managed care plans nationally. We describe 10 themes related to the use of comprehensive, risk-based managed care in the Medicaid program and highlight significant data and trends.
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