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May 30, 2023
Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans
Cassandra LaRose Fact Sheet
As part of the Medicaid continuous coverage unwinding, states were required to create plans to describe how they will redetermine the eligibility of all Medicaid enrollees. This paper identifies some of the major trends affecting beneficiaries in available unwinding plans including choices that may affect coverage loss and ease…
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May 16, 2023
Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Michelle Yiu Fact Sheet
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), laws were enacted that allowed people to keep their Medicaid coverage even if they had changes to their eligibility, such as income or family size. This "continuous coverage" requirement ended on March 31, 2023, and as of April 1, 2023, state agencies…
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May 3, 2023
NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules
Sarah Somers Fact Sheet
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules intended to improve access to care, quality and health outcomes, and address health equity issues. The first, Medicaid Program: Ensuring Access to Services (Access Rule), addresses in Medicaid fee-for-service, managed care, and HCBS program. The…
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May 3, 2023
Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources
Michelle Yiu Fact Sheet, Guide, Toolkit
State Medicaid agencies are beginning to unwind the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions enacted in early 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states having begun terminations of coverage as early as April 1, 2023, advocates have an important role to play in messaging and outreach to prepare…
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May 2, 2023
Keeping Medi-Cal When Renewals Restart in 2023
Skyler Rosellini and Alicia Emanuel Webinar
This webinar was a joint presentation of the Western Center on Law & Poverty and the National Health Law Program. David Kane, Senior Attorney at the Western Center, contributed to this webinar. The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) implemented flexibilities that help people across the country get on,…
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April 17, 2023
Medicaid Renewal Tips of the Day: March 2023
Alicia Emanuel, Elizabeth Edwards, Charly Gilfoil, Sarah Grusin, Miriam Delaney Heard, Cassandra LaRose, Skyler Rosellini, Wayne Turner, Michelle Yiu, and Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Article, Fact Sheet, Guide
The NHeLP Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Team started sending out a Medicaid Renewal Tip of the Day in March 2023. This document brings those tips together and organizes by subject. As the unwinding period continues, we will continue to update this document. In the interim, advocates can always find…
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Trends in State Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Plans

Health Coverage Options for Individuals Who Lose Medicaid During the Public Health Emergency Unwinding

NHeLP Summary of Proposed Access and Managed Care Rules

Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding: Messaging and Outreach Resources

Keeping Medi-Cal When Renewals Restart in 2023

Medicaid Renewal Tips of the Day: March 2023