Maintaining coverage for postpartum individuals at the end of a public health emergency

For more than two years, states have kept their Medicaid enrollees eligible for enhanced federal Medicaid funding under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, leading to substantial coverage increases for all Americans, including pregnant and postpartum individuals.

When the federal Medicaid continuous coverage requirement ends, states will redetermine eligibility for all Medicaid enrollees, including the approximately 1.7 million enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) pregnancy eligibility group.

In “Preserving Postpartum Coverage in Public Health Emergencies,” prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Values ​​Strategy Program, Manat Health reviews proactive strategies that can be implemented to protect the health of postpartum individuals. Access to coverage and care when Medicaid continuation coverage ends and beyond.

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