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Which States Are Seeing the Largest Declines in Child Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment?
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (193+ words) So why are these enrollment declines happening? In addition to state specific legislative changes such as those that occurred in Indiana that doubled down on some of the national trends, our best guesses (based on past experience) are: We will…...
Uninsurance Among Youngest Children on the Rise as Families Face Growing Economic Pressure
1+ week, 2+ day ago (274+ words) Today we released a report sharing the alarming news that the number of infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children going without insurance is now at the highest rate in nearly a decade and is rising sharply. Not only did 220, 000+ more young…...
Uninsured Rate for Young Children Rose More Sharply than for Older Children from 2022-2024
1+ week, 2+ day ago (365+ words) The uninsured rate went in the wrong direction in 16 states that experienced a significant increase in both the number and rate of young, uninsured children between 2022 and 2024 (Figure 5). Connecticut was the only state that saw a statistically significant improvement in…...
Medicaid Managed Care: The Big Five in Q1 2026
2+ week, 5+ day ago (298+ words) In early July of last year, the budget reconciliation bill (H. R. 1) became law. According to CBO, H. R. 1 will be the primary driver of the decline in Medicaid enrollment of children (-3 million), traditional adults with dependent children (-1 million), and expansion adults (-7 million) between…...
CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in California " Center For Children and Families
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1060+ words) Georgetown University For the second time in the 60-year history of the Medicaid program, a CMS deferral of federal matching funds has been announced by the Vice President of the United States at a White House press conference. The first…...
The New Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Are Here'Don't Let the Nebraska "Soft Start" Fool You
4+ week, 2+ day ago (711+ words) Georgetown University On May 1, 2026, Nebraska became the first state to start the new work requirements under H. R. 1, the law passed last year making historic cuts to Medicaid. We have reported extensively on why work reporting requirements are a bad idea. Nebraska…...
What Do We Know So Far About State Materials & Consumer Outreach on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? " Center For Children and Families
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (620+ words) What Do We Know So Far About State Materials & Consumer Outreach on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? Georgetown University States need to do effective, consumer-friendly outreach and education to communicate new work reporting requirements to affected Medicaid expansion adults and new…...
2026 Report on State Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies Includes Special Edition on Medicaid Work Requirements
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) Georgetown University Yesterday, the annual KFF survey report was released with a webinar featuring highlights of two reports and a discussion that included Kate Mc Evoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and was moderated by KFF's…...
Governors and State Medicaid Directors Get a New Assignment from Dr. Oz: Quickly Recertify "High-Risk" Providers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1056+ words) Georgetown University On April 23, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sent a letter to all 50 Governors calling upon their Medicaid programs to "undertake a swift revalidation of Medicaid providers of services at high risk of waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption." In…...
Long-Standing State-Based Efforts to Combat Fraud Against Medicaid Continue to Improve
2+ mon, 3+ hour ago (229+ words) Dr. Oz and the current administration are also treating fraud in health insurance as though it is unique to government programs (it's not) and as though it is a new issue (it's not). So, what laws are already in place…...