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As part of executive orders today, Pres. Biden will direct agencies to re-examine #Medicaid rules and policies that may reduce coverage, undermine the program & make it harder to enroll. A short thread on some of the policies & @KFF resources below: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/28/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-orders-strengthening-americans-access-to-quality-affordable-health-care/
Most recently, CMS approved an 1115 demonstration from Tennessee that includes capped financing & a closed formulary- https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/tennessee-other-medicaid-1115-waiver-activity-implications-for-the-biden-administration/
CMS also approved a number of demonstration waivers from states with work & reporting requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility, as well as other eligibility & enrollment restrictions https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-landscape-of-medicaid-demonstration-waivers-ahead-of-the-2020-election/
Finally, prior to the pandemic #Medicaid enrollment was actually declining, possibly in part due to barriers to maintaining coverage https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/recent-medicaid-chip-enrollment-declines-and-barriers-to-maintaining-coverage/
