Continuous Eligibility And Coverage Policies Expanded Children's Medicaid Enrollment

We examined children's Medicaid participation during 2019-21 and found that as of March 2021, states newly adopting continuous Medicaid coverage for children during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a 4.62 percent relative increase in children's Medicaid participation compared to states wi...

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Published in:Health affairs (Millwood, Va.) Va.), 2023-06, Vol.42 (6), p.753-4
Main Authors: Vasan, Aditi, Kenyon, Chén C, Fiks, Alexander G, Venkataramani, Atheendar S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitation
Child
Child Health Services
Children
COVID-19
Eligibility Determination
Enrollments
Families First Coronavirus Response Act 2020-US
Government programs
Health care policy
Health insurance
Humans
Insurance Coverage
Medicaid
Pandemics
Participation
Policies
Policy
United States
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Summary:We examined children's Medicaid participation during 2019-21 and found that as of March 2021, states newly adopting continuous Medicaid coverage for children during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a 4.62 percent relative increase in children's Medicaid participation compared to states with previous continuous eligibility policies.
ISSN:0278-2715
2694-233X
2694-233X
1544-5208
DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01465