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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to commit itself to ensuring the protection of enrollees from unauthorized agents and brokers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. Changes to mitigate this activity include blocking unknown agents or brokers from being able to change enrollees’ federally facilitated Marketplace.
The Center on Budget Policies and Priorities will be hosting an Application and Plan Comparison Tips and Tricks webinar next Tuesday, July 30th at 2 PM ET. This webinar will also include information mentioned above on how to stop unauthorized ACA enrollment and plan switching.
As of July 23, states have reported renewal outcomes for more than half of those enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, according to data from the KFF with 15.9 million renewals still remaining. 26% of those who completed the renewal process were disenrolled and 53.6 million enrollees were able to qualify for renewed coverage. The large range of disenrollment rates in each state varies, with the highest of 57% being in Montana and the lowest of 12% in North Carolina. Out of all states with available data, 69% of all those disenrolled were due to procedural reasons.
Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families (CCF) released a snapshot of state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) outreach resources and their enrollment assistance efforts. This report includes social media blogs, outreach strategies, and language in outreach.
CCF covered the strengthening of accessibility supports on state Medicaid and CHIP websites. States must make sure that they post simple instructions on how to access interpretation services on their websites.
The CHIRblog reported on how states can use tax and unemployment filings to help people sign up for health insurance. This strategy helps decrease the complexity of enrollment for state administrators and can aid in increasing enrollment rates.
The same blog also discussed the impact of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements and its potential financial risks for employees and their dependents alongside impacts that would directly affect policy change.
The Administration awarded $45.1 million to increase mental health and substance use services, with over $15 million dedicated to children and youth. This funding will impact marginalized communities, like those with disabilities to help improve mental health in school settings and support those affected by trauma and substance use disorders.
CMS will address barriers though the Oral Health Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI), which aims to enhance access to oral health care and will guide policy to aid in improving dental health outcomes for those with Medicaid and Marketplace coverage.
CMS aims to ensure eligible juveniles receive case management and necessary screenings before release from detention. CMS will do this work by improving care transitions for juveniles in detention by avoiding delays or increased justice system involvement.
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