The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed report rises in Medicaid enrollment and substantial will increase in whole Medicaid spending. The forthcoming finish of the Public Well being Emergency — and the next unwinding of further federal funding for Medicaid and the requirement for steady protection — are anticipated to extend state prices and cut back enrollment. The results of the unwinding of the Public Well being Emergency will probably fluctuate throughout states relying on how they method the resumption of protection renewals and what they do to assist enrollees transition to different protection.
On the identical time, all through the pandemic many states have centered on broader coverage priorities, together with bettering fairness and decreasing well being disparities, sustaining entry by increasing telehealth, bettering behavioral well being entry and helps, and addressing workforce challenges.
At Midday ET on Tuesday, October 25 KFF and the Nationwide Affiliation of Medicaid Administrators (NAMD) will maintain a joint net briefing to debate the newest traits in Medicaid enrollment and spending and spotlight key Medicaid coverage developments that states applied in state FY 2022 or plan to implement within the present fiscal yr.
The occasion will draw upon findings from KFF’s 22nd annual Medicaid price range survey. KFF will launch two stories primarily based on the survey that day. The primary is an evaluation of nationwide traits in state Medicaid enrollment and spending. The second, accomplished in partnership with NAMD, presents detailed state-specific data on Medicaid insurance policies and packages.
Robin Rudowitz, a Vice President at KFF, will average the briefing. Survey findings can be offered by co-authors Elizabeth Hinton, Affiliate Director for KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, and Kathy Gifford, a Principal at Well being Administration Associates, which helped conduct the survey. Dianne Hasselman, Interim Government Director of NAMD, will provide a nationwide perspective.
Three Medicaid administrators will provide state views:
- Allison Taylor, Medicaid Director for Indiana, and the President of NAMD’s Board of Administrators
- Amanda Cassel Kraft, Assistant Secretary for MassHealth on the Massachusetts Government Workplace of Well being and Human Companies
- Juliet Charron, Medicaid Division Administrator on the Idaho Division of Well being and Welfare
Please RSVP to attend this net occasion.
Occasion Date
Oct 25, 2022 at 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT