Pallone Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Medicaid and CHIP, Provide Continuous Coverage for All Enrollees
Beneficiaries often lose their health coverage due to short-term changes in income as well as burdensome paperwork, unnecessarily tight response deadlines, and other administrative requirements. These bureaucratic burdens result in significant enrollment churn of individuals on and off Medicaid and CHIP and serve as a barrier to effective coordination of care and preventative health care. The Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act would help provide reliable access to care by guaranteeing 12-month continuous coverage to all adult Medicaid beneficiaries.
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In the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pallone authored legislation that ensured Americans did not lose their Medicaid health care coverage during the public health emergency. As a result of Pallone's legislation, America's uninsured rate reached a historic all-time low earlier this year.
In December, Pallone secured a bipartisan agreement in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 to require all states to provide 12-month continuous coverage to all children on either Medicaid or CHIP beginning on
As the public health emergency came to an end earlier this year, states began redetermining Medicaid beneficiaries' eligibility. Unfortunately, some Republican-led states appear to be using the process as an opportunity to take health care away from millions of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet.
View the full text of the legislation here.
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Original text here: https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-introduces-legislation-strengthen-medicaid-and-chip-provide-continuous
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