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CMS Awards 18 States Up to $2.5 Million Each to Advance Medicaid and CHIP School-Based Services

Jun 27, 2024 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Anne Dwyer |Margaux Johnson-Green

This week, on the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is awarding 18 states grants for implementation, enhancement, and expansion of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) school-based health services.
New Data on Child Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School District Now Available

May 16, 2024 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Aubrianna Osorio |Anne Dwyer |Margaux Johnson-Green

By: Aubrianna Osorio, Emma Ford, Anne Dwyer, and Margaux Johnson-GreenFollowing last week’s celebrations of Teacher Appreciation Week, new data on the share of children with Medicaid/CHIP coverage are now available for more than 7,000 school districts nationwide. In the median school district across the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, more than 1 in 3 (35.8%) children were insured by Medicaid/CHIP.
Exploring CMS’ Medicaid School-Based Services Technical Assistance Center

Apr 19, 2024 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Margaux Johnson-Green

As a part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) were directed to develop a technical assistance center (TAC) to assist and expand the capacity of state Medicaid and education agencies, local education agencies, and school districts to deliver school-based services under Medicaid.
A Profile on Mississippi’s Low-Wage Uninsured Workers (Updated March 2024)

Mar 26, 2024 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Joan Alker |Margaux Johnson-Green |Aubrianna Osorio

IntroductionMississippi remains one of only ten states in the nation that have not yet accepted enhanced federal Medicaid funding to cover low-income adults with incomes up to $20,783 per year1.
CMS Announces $50 Million in Capacity Building Grants for Medicaid/CHIP School-Based Health Services

Jan 25, 2024 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Margaux Johnson-Green

This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the much anticipated planning grants to implement or expand school-based health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. As we’ve written about in previous blogs, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act appropriated $50 million in grants for states seeking to implement, enhance or expand services delivered by school-based entities under Medicaid or CHIP.
It’s Here! An Introduction to the Much-Anticipated Updated School-Based Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming Guide

May 22, 2023 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Margaux Johnson-Green

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and last week’s news takes this month to heart with the release of the much-awaited Comprehensive Guide to Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in consultation with the US Department of Education (ED).
Child Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School District Now Available

Mar 23, 2023 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Aubrianna Osorio |Margaux Johnson-Green |Anne Dwyer

, , As we’ve written before, Medicaid is an essential tools for supporting schools in improving children’s health, especially mental health. Research has shown that Medicaid coverage can help boost children’s school readiness and reduce absenteeism, as well as improve high school graduation rates and increase the likelihood of attending and graduating from college.
Webinar Series: School Medicaid Matters 2023

Feb 22, 2023 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Margaux Johnson-Green

Over the next couple of months, CCF will be collaborating with the Healthy Schools Campaign and Community Catalyst to host a series of webinars focused on opportunities to strengthen the role of Medicaid in schools. The series kicked off earlier this month with a webinar featuring former CMS Administrator Vikki Wacchino, who walked through what to expect in the school Medicaid landscape during 2023.
Mississippi Women of Reproductive Age Face Many Barriers to Good Health

Feb 10, 2023 | ccf.georgetown.edu | Margaux Johnson-Green |Aubrianna Osorio

Mississippi ranks 49th out of 51st in the country in the uninsured rate for women of reproductive age (18-44) with a rate of 18.2 percent. Across all racial and ethnic groups, Mississippi women have uninsured rates higher than the national average (11.7 percent). Mississippi is the only state in the deep South to have not adopted the state option to extend postpartum coverage beyond the minimum 60 days to 12 months.