In a letter to the nation's governors, HHS announced new flexibilities offered to states to minimize avoidable Medicaid & CHIP coverage losses for children & families as states resume coverage renewals.
Today, in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to expanding access to high-quality, affordable health care coverage, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new flexibilities to help keep Americans covered as states resume Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program renewals. The new flexibilities were announced in aurging them to adopt all available flexibilities to minimize avoidable coverage losses among children and families.
“CMS is committed to making sure people have the affordable, high-quality health coverage they need,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “I am deeply concerned about eligible losing coverage, and am urging states and partners to adopt the strategies we have outlined to help people renew their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage if they are eligible or link them to new health coverage.
Allowing managed care plans to assist people with Medicaid with completing their renewal forms, including completing certain parts of the renewal forms on their behalf. Allowing pharmacies and community-based organizations to facilitate reinstatement of coverage for those who were recently disenrolled for procedural reasons based on presumptive eligibility criteria.
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