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  • New Resources & Briefing Examine Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports

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    The following resources by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) examine the latest data findings regarding Medicaid’s long-term services and supports for seniors and people with disabilities. The materials were released at a public briefing in the Foundation’s Washington, D.C. offices that featured an expert panel and remarks on long-term services and supports by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. The reports include: Medicaid Home and Community-Based…

  • States Are Adopting a Variety of Outreach Strategies to Inform Individuals About Medicaid Work Requirements

    Medicaid Work Requirements: Federal Outreach Requirements and State Plans

    Issue Brief

    State Medicaid programs must inform people affected by new work requirements with federally required notices, and most states are planning other types of outreach, including phone calls, public ads, and social media posts. This brief describes the federal outreach requirements and state plans, as well as the complexities and tight implementation timelines states face.

  • Medicaid Income Eligibility Levels for Parents

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    medicaid-income-eligibility-levels-for-parents-jan-2017 Download Source Based on  results from a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2017.

  • Using Data and Technology to Drive Process Improvement in Medicaid and CHIP: Lessons From South Carolina

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    In the past year, there has been a notable trend of states increasingly utilizing data and technology to modernize, streamline, and gain efficiencies in their Medicaid and CHIP programs. The expanded use of data and technology is not only helping states deal with current budget pressures and decreased administrative resources, but also lays important groundwork for the coverage expansions and new coordinated, streamlined, and technology-driven enrollment process that will go into effect in 2014 under…

  • The Medicaid Medically Needy Program: Spending and Enrollment Update

    Issue Brief

    This brief examines Medicaid's medically needy program, which gives states the option to extend Medicaid eligibility to those with high medical expenses whose income exceeds the maximum threshold, but who would otherwise qualify. It provides updated enrollment and spending figures on the medically needy using data through federal fiscal year 2009, and explains how individuals become eligible for the program and key considerations for policy discussions. Brief (.pdf)

  • Online Applications For Medicaid And/Or CHIP: An Overview of Current Capabilities And Opportunities For Improvement

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    This analysis provides an overview of online applications for Medicaid and/or CHIP and examines the extent to which they incorporate features that streamline and simplify the enrollment process for individuals. Thirty-two states currently offer an online application for one or both of these programs that is accessible by the public and can be electronically submitted, although they vary in their features. A key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the creation…

  • State Fiscal Conditions Are Tightening: 11 States Experienced Reductions in General Fund Spending in FY 2026

    State Fiscal Conditions: Context on Medicaid Budgets for FY 2027

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    This brief describes current fiscal conditions using the latest state revenue and spending data from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and analyzes how these conditions may impact states’ Medicaid budget decisions going forward.

  • New KFF Resource Tracks Developments in States’ Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers

    News Release

    A new resource from the Kaiser Family Foundation enables users to keep abreast of Section 1115 Medicaid waivers that are pending or have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. KFF’s Medicaid waiver tracker includes interactive maps that allow users to view states’ approved and pending waivers according to category, including Medicaid expansion; work requirements; benefit restrictions, copays and healthy behaviors; enrollment and eligibility restrictions; managed long-term services and supports; and more.…