States Adopted Changes to Expand Medicaid Eligibility and Streamline Renewal Processes That Will Continue Beyond the Unwinding, Though Challenges Remain June 20, 2024 News Release The unwinding of pandemic enrollment protections in Medicaid helped accelerate states’ expansion of eligibility for key groups and adoption of policy and system changes to streamline renewal processes for enrollees, according to findings from a new KFF survey of state Medicaid officials. These changes mean that the return to “routine”…
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage of Lawfully-Residing Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women June 20, 2024 State Indicator immigrant children pregnant women Medicaid CHIP
State Health Coverage for Immigrants and Implications for Health Coverage and Care May 1, 2024 Issue Brief Noncitizen immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, face significant barriers to accessing health coverage and care and are significantly more likely than citizens to be uninsured. Some states have taken up options in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expand coverage for lawfully present immigrants and/or established fully state-funded programs to fill gaps in coverage for immigrants. This brief provides an overview of state health coverage programs for immigrants regardless of status and examines how health coverage for immigrants vary by state coverage policies using data from the 2023 KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants.
Real-Time Eligibility Determinations at Application and Ex Parte Renewal Processing June 20, 2024 State Indicator
Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Adults as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level June 20, 2024 State Indicator eligibility Medicaid Adults
Medicaid and CHIP Income Eligibility Limits for Pregnant Women, 2003-2024 June 20, 2024 State Indicator