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Messages from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

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Health Care Coverage is an Essential Part of Learning

Deirdre S. Gifford, MD MPH, CMS Deputy Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

Parents share the same aspiration for their children – wanting them to do well. They want them to grow to be economically independent, achieve their career dreams, and develop healthy habits that last into adulthood. Their education – and how well they do in school – is...

Supporting Comprehensive and Innovative Care for Children: Request for Information on a Potential Pediatric Alternative Payment Model

Alex Billioux, M.D., D.Phil., Director, Division of Population Health Incentives and Infrastructure, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Deirdre S. Gifford, MD MPH, CMS Deputy Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Tim Hill, Deputy Director, CMCS, and Ellen-Marie Whelan, N.P., Ph.D., Chief Population Health Officer, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

In partnership with states and providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plays a leading role in safeguarding the health of America’s future by providing coverage for more than one in three American children.

Medicaid and Foster Care - Idaho and Georgia Help Youth Stay Connected

Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Policy Advisor/Director of Enrollment Initiatives

They say connections are everything - but sometimes it’s the re-connections that can really make the difference. Just ask Ricky Lewis and Falen LeBlanc. As an Independent Living Coordinator with the Idaho Department of Family and Children’s Services, Falen was acting on a new provision...

Maryland: Smoking Stops at the Quitline - With Help from Medicaid

Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Policy Advisor/Director of Enrollment Initiatives

Smoking Stops Here! This message is the driving force behind the work of the Maryland Tobacco Quitline, 1-800-QUIT-NOW, which is administered by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control (CTPC). The Quitline offers free, confidential...

Washington State Puts Out the Welcome Mat

Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Policy Advisor/Director of Enrollment Initiatives

All the news about the availability of health insurance is stirring up tremendous excitement for people who, for the first time, will be able to get Medicaid coverage and the health benefits they need. But it’s also creating a buzz that’s reaching families and individuals who have been...

States Fast Track Medicaid Enrollment

Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Policy Advisor/Director of Enrollment Initiatives

A handful of states – Arkansas, Illinois, Oregon and West Virginia – are among the first to pick up a powerful new tool for facilitating Medicaid enrollment. The new strategy, known as “administrative transfers,” (called “Fast Track” by the Oregon Health...

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