Medicaid Expansions

This survey provides a snapshot of Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and eligibility policies and procedures and highlights the changes that states will need to make in their programs to prepare for the ACA in 2014.

This memorandum, prepared by Manatt Health Solutions, reviews a State Medicaid Director Letter released by the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services that provides additional guidance to states on Medicaid benchmark benefit coverage options for the new Medicaid adult group.

This Policy Update provides a summary of the final regulation released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services governing the implementation of the Medicaid primary care rate increase to Medicare levels for 2013 and 2014. It highlights select provisions for states to consider when planning implementation.

This analysis provides national as well as state-by-state estimates of the impact of ACA on federal and state Medicaid costs, Medicaid enrollment, and the number of uninsured. Overall state costs of implementing the Medicaid expansion would be modest compared to increases in federal funds, and some states are likely to see small net budget savings.  

On November 1, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final regulations regarding a Medicaid primary care rate increase to Medicare levels for 2013 and 2014 – a provision that is intended to encourage greater provider participation in Medicaid. This technical assistance brief reviews the final regulatory language and identifies key questions and operational steps states should consider in implementing this provision.