Medicaid Expansions

CMS released this letter to state health officials and Medicaid directors providing guidance on the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requirements to Medicaid non-managed care benchmark and benchmark-equivalent plans, the Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and Medicaid managed care programs.

In this letter to State Medicaid Directors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provide recommendations for the core set of health care quality measures to be used for assessing the health home service delivery. This core set was released to help guide states as they consider the design and implementation of their health home programs.

This letter to state Medicaid Directors details the Affordable Care Act provisions for converting current net income eligibility thresholds to equivalent modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) thresholds in the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the conversion methodology and process, and the timeframes for executing the conversions.

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services sent out a letter to State Medicaid Directors providing guidance on Medicaid benchmark benefit coverage options, which will now be referred to as “Alternative Benefit Plans.”

This brief reviews current research on current Medicaid participation rates and participation rates after reform implementation.