NEW: Our tracker has hit 5 million net Medicaid child loss 😰
Florida just posted enrollment data for April and that sent the tracker over 5M
Another 46,809 kid decline in Florida
You may recall this happened on Easter Sunday
CHIP in FL only ⬆️ 6,407 during same period
A new @HealthySchools report outlines 10 specific actions states can take to increase student access to and funding for school-based #substanceuse prevention, intervention and treatment: https://t.co/vjvhlvS75j #SchoolMedicaidMatters
Join @justice4ms, Care4Mississippi, and MWESI in our mission to #CloseTheCoverageGap! Let's rally together to ensure every Mississippian receives the healthcare coverage they deserve. Check out the facts on the sheet and stand with us! #MCJ#LeaveNoOneBehind
On Feb. 15, join @healthyschools to learn about NEW state grants from @CMSGov to expand #schoolhealth services. Hear from advocates, state and school leaders about this critical opportunity and how states can act now to seize it: https://t.co/qH5NPyszjK #SchoolMedicaidMatters
Exciting news! We are hiring a Program Assistant to work across the organization and specifically support the maternal and early childhood health team.
Interested? Read more and apply below ⬇️
Know someone who could be a good fit? Send this to them!
https://t.co/BEC3J3i4dX
🚨“The scope of this problem is large" - @JoanAlker1 to @nytimes on #BreakingNews from @CMSGov about major errors in state procedures for reviewing Medicaid eligibility https://t.co/sKjukYJljE
There’s confusion about the scope of the text of the McCarthy Medicaid text.
Our read: The new reporting system is NOT waivable or optional for states that don’t want to do this. It amends Sects. 1903 + 1905 which are not subject to 1115 waiver.
Do your students receive Medicaid-funded school health services?
Continuous coverage protection has ended. But schools can still help families with outreach, enrollment, assistance & more!
Check out @healthyschools' toolkit for more info: https://t.co/ZzVs69IZzk
New data my colleagues crunched - you can check the share of children on Medicaid/CHIP in your school district!
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School Districts, 2016-2020 https://t.co/W7ajmStS11 via @GeorgetownCCF
With a final vote of 87-24, North Carolina becomes the 40th state to expand Medicaid. So many of our neighbors have waited more than a decade for this life-changing--and lifesaving--moment.
#ncga#ncpol#ExpandMedicaidNC
The Mississippi Center for Justice, in partnership with @GeorgetownCCF released a new factsheet, spotlighting the barriers Mississippi women of reproductive age face.
Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage is critical.
Medicaid is becoming a key funding source for school health services, with new federal guidance + technical assistance in 2023. Join us 2/9 to learn what this means for schools and states: https://t.co/IoMyxGRpqg
#SchoolMedicaidMatters@CommCatHealth@GeorgetownCCF
Today my @GeorgetownCCF colleagues released a report which shows the % of uninsured children improved from 2019-21, thanks in large part to #Medicaid protections put in place during the pandemic. Check out it out here! https://t.co/5lJhWeaMDC
There's an easy way to comment on a proposed federal Medicaid/CHIP regulation here: https://t.co/wJcYRdFJAB
@maggieclark320 explains some reasons why you should.
Proposed Rule Offers Opportunity to Help Advance Maternal Health Equity https://t.co/4MUGZmilh5 via @GeorgetownCCF