Medicaid’s Response to COVID-19
Historically, Medicaid has played an important role in state and federal responses to public health emergencies, including natural disasters, disease outbreaks and others, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Most recently, Medicaid has played a key role in the response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Learn more about how the federal government and the states are using available Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) authorities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure availability of health services for beneficiaries.
Learn More about These Topics
- Section 1115 demonstration waivers
- Federal emergency authorities
- 1915(c) HCBS waiver Appendix K modifications
- Disaster relief state plan amendments
- Section 1135 waivers
Featured Publications
State Reported Medicaid Unwinding Data
November 27, 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA, P.L. 117-328) decoupled the end of the continuous coverage requirement from the public health emergency (PHE), which provided states with a temporary 6.2 percentage point increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP). The CAA established an end date of March 31, 2023, for the requirement and a […]
Access in Brief: Effects of COVID-19 on Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Health and Health Care Utilization
March 5, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on the health and health care utilization of Americans, but there is limited information on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Medicaid beneficiaries. In this issue brief, we use data from the 2020 and 2021 National Health Interview Survey to compare demographics, COVID-19 diagnosis, severity of COVID-19, […]
Data Update on Unwinding the Continuous Coverage Provisions
December 14, 2023
This presentation provided a review of the reporting requirements related to the unwinding of the continuous coverage requirements in Medicaid and an update on data to monitor state progress. It included the most recently released data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on renewal outcomes, changes in enrollment, transitions in coverage, and operational […]
