This Week in Coronavirus: January 22 to January 28 January 29, 2021 Blog During the 53rd week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, the world surpassed 100 million COVID-19 cases, with the United States accounting for a quarter of them. The U.S. also accounts for one-fifth (433,200) of the world’s nearly 2.2 million reported deaths.
Analyzing Recent Trends in Medicaid/CHIP Applications: What We Do and Do Not Know January 28, 2021 Issue Brief This data note discusses changes in the number of applications for Medicaid/CHIP coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Although enrollment in Medicaid/CHIP has increased steadily by more than 6 million individuals (9%) from February to September 2020, the total number of Medicaid/CHIP applications has decreased by more than 150,000 (-6%) in the same time period. The decline in applications might on the surface suggest that fewer people are applying for coverage even in the face of large job and income losses, but data limitations – in particular, the fact that application statistics do not distinguish between new signups and renewals – make it difficult to draw any clear conclusions.
Key Issues for State Medicaid Programs When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends January 25, 2021 Issue Brief As a result of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) , states have experienced increased enrollment along with administrative challenges. After the PHE ends, states are likely to have renewal and redetermination backlogs and will face decisions around continuing temporary policy changes. This brief highlights key issues from the new CMS guidance to states on how to unwind emergency authorities and resume normal eligibility and enrollment operations.
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2021 January 15, 2021 Issue Brief As the Biden Administration takes office, the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic and related economic downturn are the key issues that will substantially shape Medicaid coverage and financing policy in the year ahead.
As Open Enrollment Closes, Millions of Uninsured Americans are Still Eligible for Free ACA Health Insurance December 14, 2020 Slide There are still tens of millions of people without health coverage during the pandemic. Many of these uninsured people are eligible for free coverage or financial assistance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but they may not have much time left to sign up for coverage before Open Enrollment ends December 15.
This Week in Coronavirus: December 4 to December 10 December 11, 2020 Blog During the 47th week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, the U.S. surpassed 15.6 million total cases as an independent Food and Drug Administration panel of outside advisers supported emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
President Trump’s Proclamation Suspending Entry for Immigrants without Health Coverage October 10, 2019 Fact Sheet On October 4, 2019, President Trump released a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants into the United States unless they provide proof of health insurance within 30 days of entry or have financial resources to pay for reasonably foreseeable health insurance costs. The proclamation indicates that the suspension is necessary to protect the health care system and taxpayers from uncompensated care costs. This brief provides an overview of the proclamation and data on health coverage and health care use for immigrants.
Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response March 18, 2020 Event On March 18, 2020, KFF held a reporters-only web briefing with its key policy and public opinion experts to discuss the nation’s rapidly changing public and policy responses to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic across the country and the world. After the presentation on the public’s views of the…
This Week in Coronavirus: March 27th to April 3rd April 3, 2020 Blog Every Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.