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You can now Get Your Medicaid Fix on Twitter!

Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

As you may have noticed, there’s a lot happening in Medicaid right now.  With all these exciting changes going on in the program – expanding coverage to over 15 million Americans since 2013, implementing innovative delivery system reforms, modernizing key eligibility and MMIS systems and data, we also wanted to modernize the way we communicate our important Medicaid news with Medicaid beneficiaries, our state partners and other stakeholders who love Medicaid as much as we do.

Back-to-School & Getting Kids Ready to Learn

Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

This September, parents across the country have or are getting ready to send their kids back to school. With the excitement that comes with the first day of school, also comes a lot of preparation. It’s time to restock school supplies – the paper, pencils, backpacks, books – and other things to help kids start off on the right foot for the new school year. 

Better Outcomes for Dually Eligible Older Adults through Integrated Care

Sean Cavanaugh, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare, Tim Engelhardt, Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, and Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

For decades policymakers have hypothesized that better integration of Medicare and Medicaid services could help improve health outcomes for people enrolled in both programs. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has focused on promoting integrated care and developing new payment and service delivery models for dually eligible beneficiaries. Now the evidence is stronger than ever: integrated care is improving outcomes.

Medicaid: Keeping Moms Healthy

Patrick Conway, MD, Principal Deputy Administrator of CMS and Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

More than any other health insurance program, Medicaid plays a key role in promoting the health of new mothers. Covering roughly half of births, Medicaid is there for new moms and their babies right from the beginning. We’re excited to showcase two ways that Medicaid can help get new moms and...

Medicaid Moving Forward

Andy Slavitt, CMS Acting Administrator and Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

If you haven’t been paying close attention over the last several years, you may have missed some of the major changes that have taken place in the Medicaid program You may know that some 72 million Americans rely on Medicaid as their source of health insurance coverage this year – 14...

New Options for Simple, Quick Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP

Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

Our latest data, released today, show that as of June, enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) grew by almost 13.1 million people since just before the first Marketplace open enrollment period in 2013. And Medicaid and CHIP enrollment increased by more than 292,000 individuals since May. Simplified policies and systems advances that promote timely enrollment of eligible people in coverage underpin this progress.

New Medicaid Initiative Improves Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Vikki Wachino, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services

The Medicaid program plays an important role in providing access to treatment for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD). Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from SUD, many of whom are low-income or uninsured. It is estimated that 12% of all Medicaid beneficiaries ages 18-64 and 15% of...

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