Children's Health

04.11.24 | News

Serafi Quoted in Various Publications on CMS Rule Regarding Medicaid and CHIP

Kinda Serafi was quoted on the CMS’ Eligibility and Enrollment final rule aimed to improve the application and ...


02.19.24 | News

Manatt Adds Renowned Provider Executive to National Health Care Industry Group

Mark Wietecha is among the nation’s best known and most respected advisers to academic medical centers, with a ...




01.17.24 | Webinar

Pushing the Envelope in School-Based Services: Graduating to a Higher Level of Pediatric Care

In spite of increasing health care coverage for children, there has been an overall decline in the utilization of ...




11.08.23 | Webinar

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Children and Youth Living With Complex Behavioral Health Needs

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the serious and growing mental health and substance use disorder crisis gripping ...




05.02.23 | Webinar

Strategies for Providing Whole Child Care: A Blueprint for Meeting Children’s Social Needs

Strong evidence suggests that investing in children’s social needs leads to long-term improvements in health, ...


01.17.23 | News

Manatt Secures Pro Bono Victory in Domestic Violence Parenting and Support Case

Manatt Appellate Partner Joanna McCallum and Health Care Litigation Partner Jessamyn Vedro represented C., a Washington ...




10.20.22 | White Paper

Maintaining Telehealth Access to Medicaid-Covered Pediatric Services After the End of the PHE

The COVID-19 public health emergency spurred a seismic shift in the delivery of health care, including services ...




09.22.22 | White Paper

Strategies to Ensure Continuous Coverage for Children at the End of the Public Health Emergency

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides enhanced federal matching funds to states as a condition for ...


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Newsletters

02.13.24

States Can Still Maximize Coverage Retention Through 1902(e)(14) Flexibilities

To date, the Centers for Medicare @ Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved nearly 400 section 1902(e)(14) waivers that 52 states (including Washington D.C.) and territories are employing to support the return to regular eligibility and enrollment operations following the expiration of the Medicaid ...

02.07.24

CMS Releases New State Grants for Medicaid and CHIP School-Based Services

On January 24, CMS released a grants notice outlined in State Grants for the Implementation, Enhancement, and Expansion of Medicaid and CHIP School-Based Services (SBS).

01.09.24

Continuous Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility for Children and Youth: 2024 Considerations for States

In December 2022, the U.S. Congress took a step to address churn@where enrollees lose Medicaid coverage, often for procedural reasons, and later reenroll after a gap in coverage@in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA).

01.08.24

HHS and CMS Take Action to Preserve Coverage for Eligible Children

On December 18, 2023, the Centers for Medicare @ Medicaid Services (CMS) released a suite of Medicaid unwinding-related guidance and enrollment data that includes a focus on ensuring eligible children maintain Medicaid and Children@s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.

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