Unwinding Continuous Coverage
Resources to help keep eligible children and adults enrolled in Medicaid as the pandemic-era continuous coverage provision has expired.
Medicaid Unwinding Federal Reporting, Strategies/Policies, and Data by State
The analysis on this page is part of a larger suite of Medicaid unwinding data. Please visit our “Unwinding the PHE” landing page to view more. This tracker examines whether the following information can be found on the state Medicaid or state Marketplace website or in public documents: 1) the state’s unwinding plan or a […]
Unwinding Resources
A variety of resources, including template communications materials and toolkits, are available to assist states and stakeholders in planning and preparing for the end of the PHE as we get closer to the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage protection. Tips for Interpreting Unwinding Data The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires CMS to publicly post certain unwinding data for all […]
Tips and Best Practices for Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protection
Unwinding the Medicaid continuous coverage protection will be a heavy lift. It will be important for states to work together with community partners in the planning process. Our new and improved Tips and Best Practices outline specific action steps states can take now to be better prepared for the end of the public health emergency […]
Webinar: Unwinding – Where Do We Go From Here?
As unbelievable as it may seem, the “unwinding,” or the return to routine operations following the end of the FFCRA’s continuous coverage requirement, is nearing completion for almost all states. With a net decrease of almost 10.6 million enrolled in Medicaid, including over 4 million children, and a long list of issues that need to […]
CMS Released Additional Resources to Help Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees Retain Coverage
March 31 marks the one-year anniversary of the end of the COVID-related Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement. While it was expected that renewing nearly 90 million Medicaid enrollees would be a heavy lift for states, it’s taking some states longer to complete renewals due to system changes and efforts to improve ex parte renewal rates or […]
Call Center Data Shows Trends Across States, But May Not Provide Full Picture
Before the unwinding began, Tricia Brooks highlighted why call center data would be an important piece of the puzzle in understanding how states’ returns to routine operations were going. Reporting call center data, along with other data reporting requirements enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) help CMS track how the unwinding is going […]