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Priya Chidambaram is a Policy Analyst with the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Amaya Diana is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, she conducts research and policy analysis related to health insurance coverage and access to care for low-income populations, with a focus on Medicaid 1115 waiver activity. Prior to joining KFF, she was a…

Heather Saunders is a senior research manager with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Her work primarily focuses on mental health and substance use policy, covering key areas such as the delivery of crisis care, treatment of opioid use disorders, and efforts to address the behavioral health workforce shortages.…

Jada Raphael is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, she conducts research and policy analysis related to health insurance coverage and access to care for low-income populations, with a focus on Medicaid managed care and Medicaid expansion activity. Raphael received a bachelor’s…

Akash Pillai is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Racial Equity and Health Policy. Prior to joining KFF, he worked with the Community Healthcare Association of New York State on health policy projects supporting New York’s Federally Qualified Health Centers. He also conducted population…

The pandemic continuous enrollment provision and other research show that continuous eligibility reduces Medicaid disenrollment and “churn” rates and helps to ensure stable coverage. As many Medicaid enrollees are currently experiencing disruptions in coverage as a result of the Medicaid unwinding, a number of states are pursuing strategies to help promote continuity of coverage, including through unwinding waivers and Section 1115 demonstration waivers. This Waiver Watch summarizes approved and pending Section 1115 waivers with continuous eligibility provisions for children and adults in Medicaid.