Insurance Coverage of Updated COVID-19 Vaccines: A Cheat Sheet September 22, 2023 Infographic This cheat sheet provides details on coverage rules by insurance type and for people who are uninsured.
COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Uninsured Adults this Fall September 13, 2023 Blog This policy watch provides an overview of how uninsured adults currently access recommended vaccines, how they have accessed COVID-19 vaccines thus far, including what is known about their vaccine uptake, and proposed plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults this fall and beyond.
Do State Decisions to Prioritize Renewals for Medicaid Enrollees Who are Likely Ineligible Affect Early Disenrollment Rates? August 11, 2023 Blog Some states are prioritizing Medicaid renewals for enrollees flagged as likely to be ineligible. Early data from Arizona, Idaho, and Pennsylvania show disenrollment rates for flagged enrollees are higher than for other enrollees. This analysis considers why different state approaches to renewals may explain some – but not all – variation in disenrollment rates across the U.S.
10 Things to Know About Medicaid June 30, 2023 Issue Brief Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health care and long-term services and supports to more than 90 million low-income people in the United States. In 2023, Medicaid programs are facing new challenges and millions of enrollees are at risk of losing coverage as states unwind the continuous enrollment provision that was put in place early in the pandemic to ensure stable coverage.
10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision June 9, 2023 Issue Brief Medicaid enrollment increased since the start of the pandemic, primarily due to the continuous enrollment provision. KFF estimates that between 8 million and 24 million people will lose Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision. The Medicaid continuous enrollment provision stopped “churn” among Medicaid enrollees. States approaches…
Medicaid and Racial Health Equity June 2, 2023 Issue Brief The federal government and many states have identified health equity as a key priority for the Medicaid program. This issue brief explains how Medicaid can help address racial health disparities through improved coverage, outreach, and more.
What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us? May 31, 2023 Blog As states begin to unwind the COVID emergency continuous enrollment provision and resume Medicaid disenrollments, early data from a handful of states – highlighted on KFF’s regularly-updated Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker — reveal wide variation in disenrollment rates.
Presentation: The End of the Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 April 26, 2023 Slideshow
How Many People Might Lose Medicaid When States Unwind Continuous Enrollment? April 26, 2023 Issue Brief Between 8 and 24 million people across the U.S. could be disenrolled from Medicaid during the unwinding of the program’s continuous enrollment provision. KFF’s new analysis offers three illustrative scenarios for how state-level Medicaid enrollment could decline between March 2023 and May 2024, ranging from 8 percent to 28 percent of total enrollees.