CMS Directs States to Fix “Ex-parte” Autorenewal Processes to Stop Medicaid & CHIP Enrollees from Erroneously Losing Coverage During the PHE Unwind

CMS Directs States to Fix “Ex-parte” Autorenewal Processes to Stop Medicaid & CHIP Enrollees from Erroneously Losing Coverage During the PHE Unwind

Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to State Medicaid Directors (letter; press release) requiring states to determine if they have an eligibility system that could cause people, particularly  children, to be disenrolled from Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) even if they remain eligible for coverage. If so, CMS requires them to… (Joyce, August 30, 2023) <span style="font-size:90%;