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  • Aligning Eligibility for Children: Moving the Stairstep Kids to Medicaid

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    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that Medicaid cover children with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) ($31,322 for a family of four in 2013) as of January 2014. Today, there are “stairstep” eligibility rules for children. States must cover children under the age of six in families with income of at least 133 percent of the FPL in Medicaid while older children and teens with incomes above 100 percent…

  • Medicaid Expansion through Premium Assistance: Key Issues for Beneficiaries in Arkansas’ Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Proposal

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    This issue brief provides background about Medicaid premium assistance in the individual health insurance market, summarizes major components of Arkansas’ Section 1115 demonstration waiver application to implement the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion through premium assistance, and considers key issues affecting beneficiaries.

  • The Cost of Not Expanding Medicaid

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    As states wrap up legislative sessions and make decisions about whether to implement the Medicaid expansion included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this new analysis highlights the implications of these decisions for coverage, state budgets and providers. The decisions by as many as 27 states not to adopt the Medicaid expansion will leave a many more uninsured; these states would also forgo billions in federal funds.

  • Stop the Drop: Profiles of Innovative Medicaid Renewal Initiatives and Lessons for 2014 and Beyond

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    Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there will be a new continuum of coverage options available beginning in 2014. While there currently is significant focus on enrolling eligible people into these new coverage options, it also is important to plan for how to keep eligible people enrolled in coverage over time through successful renewals of coverage. Retention is important for supporting individuals’ access to and continuity of care and minimizing unnecessary administrative costs associated with…

  • Translating The Medicaid Expansion Into Increased Coverage: The Role Of Application Assistance

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    Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), beginning in 2014 all states will employ streamlined, technology-driven enrollment systems to help eligible people sign up for insurance affordability programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the new health insurance exchange marketplaces. Even with these streamlined systems in place, application assistance will be important for helping to translate the ACA's Medicaid and other coverage expansions into increased coverage. The Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and…

  • Profiles of Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment Strategies: One-on-One Assistance Through Community Health Centers in Utah

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    This brief provides insight into lessons learned from Medicaid and CHIP outreach and enrollment strategies that can help inform implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage expansions by profiling a successful enrollment assistance initiative among health centers in Utah. The brief is part of the "Getting Into Gear for 2014" series examining key implementation issues as states prepare for the ACA coverage expansions. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • Median Medicaid/ CHIP Eligibility Thresholds, January 2013

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    Median Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Thresholds, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013  

  • Eligibility for Pregnant Women in Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013

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    Eligibility for Pregnant Women in Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013  

  • Children’s Eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013

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    Children’s Eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013