The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 14 approved five Section 1115 demonstration amendments to expand continuous eligibility for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries.
In Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania, CMS approved more than a year of continuous eligibility for children. In Colorado and Pennsylvania, CMS also approved continuous eligibility for individuals leaving incarceration.
These are the approvals:
- Colorado: Continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP until the child’s third birthday, and 12 months of continuous eligibility for individuals ages 19 to 64 who are leaving incarceration
- Hawaii: Continuous eligibility for children until the child’s sixth birthday, and 24 months of continuous eligibility for children ages 6 to 19
- Minnesota: Continuous eligibility for children until the child’s sixth birthday, and 12 months of continuous eligibility for individuals ages 19 to 21
- New York: Continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP until the child’s sixth birthday
- Pennsylvania: Continuous eligibility for children until the child’s sixth birthday, and 12 months of continuous eligibility for individuals ages 19 to 64 leaving incarceration and who meet certain high-risk criteria
Contact Director of Policy Rob Nelb, MPH, at rnelb@essentialhospitals.org or 202.585.0127 with questions.