With More than Half of Medicaid Enrollees Awaiting their Renewal Process, New Report Highlights Lessons Learned that Can Inform State Efforts and Reduce Disenrollments for “Procedural” Reasons January 10, 2024 News Release At the beginning of 2024, nine months into states’ efforts to unwind the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision and reverify enrollees’ eligibility, states have completed renewals for less than half of all enrollees. To gain a better understanding of what challenges states are facing and the effects of different unwinding strategies,…
Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: Key Themes from the Field January 10, 2024 Issue Brief Data are important to help monitor how unwinding is going across states, but trackers and dashboards only tell part of the unwinding story. This brief examines the perspectives of state officials and others involved in the unwinding process. The brief provides information on outreach and engagement, renewal processes and coverage transitions, providing lessons for the ongoing unwinding process, as well as for how to conduct more effective Medicaid renewals generally in the future.
What are the recent trends in employer-based health coverage? December 22, 2023 Issue Brief This chart collection presents analysis of data from recent Annual Economic and Social Supplements (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS) to examine who among non-elderly people has employer-sponsored insurance and which workers are offered and eligible for coverage at their current jobs.
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population December 18, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2022, examines the characteristics of the nonelderly uninsured population, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.
An Update on ACA Medicaid Expansion: What to Watch in North Carolina and Beyond December 18, 2023 Blog This policy watch examines the implications of North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion as well as key issues to watch there and across other states.
A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries December 13, 2023 Issue Brief This brief analyzes the different types of coverage that people with Medicare have and the demographic characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with these different coverage types.
Women’s Health Insurance Coverage December 13, 2023 Fact Sheet This fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2022, discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face.
Interactive: How State Policies Shape Access to Abortion Coverage December 11, 2023 Issue Brief This interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance since 2010.
Recent Changes to Medicare Coverage of Dental Services from the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules December 1, 2023 Issue Brief This brief describes current law related to coverage and payment for dental services under Medicare and the rationale for changes to current policy, explains changes to dental payment and coverage included in the 2023 and 2024 final rules, and discusses the impact on Medicare and beneficiaries. These rules modestly expand the types of dental services that are covered under Medicare, but do not represent a broad expansion of Medicare coverage of dental services and will not substantially increase Medicare spending or covered dental services for a large number of Medicare beneficiaries.
Health Coverage Among American Indian and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander People November 30, 2023 Issue Brief This analysis provides an overview of American Indian and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander people and their health coverage as well as the implications for their access to health care.