Medicaid Work Requirements are Back on the Agenda
This Waiver Watch summarizes the recent history of work requirements, the current status of Georgia’s waiver, and key state and federal issues to watch.
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Medicaid and People with HIV
Issue BriefThis data note provides an overview of the role of the Medicaid program for people with and at risk for HIV.
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The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use
Issue BriefThis brief explores mental health and substance use during, and prior to, the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight populations that were more likely to experience worse mental health and substance use outcomes during the pandemic and discuss some innovations in the delivery of services.
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Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in 2022: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs
Issue BriefTo better understand the variation in access to behavioral health services for adults in Medicaid, KFF surveyed state Medicaid officials about behavioral health benefits covered for adult enrollees in their fee-for-service programs.
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How are State Medicaid Programs Approaching the Unwinding of the Federal Continuous Enrollment Provision?
Event Date:EventKFF estimates that enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will have grown by 23.3 million enrollees, to nearly 95 million, by the end of March, when the federal continuous enrollment provision expires. On Thursday, March 16, 2023, KFF hosted an hour-long web briefing focused on how state Medicaid programs are approaching this unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision. States’ existing enrollment and renewal procedures and their differing approaches to the unwinding will have major impacts on Medicaid enrollees, state spending, and broader health coverage trends.
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Unwinding the Continuous Enrollment Provision: Perspectives from Current Medicaid Enrollees
Issue BriefThis brief describes 10 key points about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement, highlighting data and analyses that can inform the unwinding process as well as recent legislation and guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help states prepare for the end of the continuous enrollment provision.
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Mapping Medicaid Managed Care Models & Delivery System and Payment Reform
Issue BriefDelivery system and payment reform are dynamic and ever-evolving policy areas of state Medicaid programs; virtually every state has initiatives underway. This interactive is designed to provide users with an environmental scan of the activity.
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Medicaid Enrollment Growth: Estimates by State and Eligibility Group Show Who may be at Risk as Continuous Enrollment Ends
Issue BriefThis analysis estimates Medicaid enrollment growth by state and eligibility group between February 2020, before the pandemic, and March 31, 2023, at the end of the continuous eligibility period. These estimates can help paint a picture of the overall number and composition of enrollees who may risk coverage loss after the continuous enrollment provision ends.
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A Look at Recent Medicaid Guidance to Address Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs
Policy WatchThis policy watch discusses the new opportunities available to states to address health-related social needs through managed care and through Section 1115 demonstration waivers.
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A Look at Changes in Opioid Prescribing Patterns in Medicaid from 2016 to 2019
Issue BriefThis analysis builds on previous KFF work by using Medicaid claims data for 2016-2019 to explore how prescriptions for opioids used to treat pain and those used to treat OUD or rapidly reverse overdose changed across states and Medicaid enrollee demographic groups over time.