CLASP Supports New York’s Waiver Request for Multi-year Continuous Eligibility for Young Children
CLASP submitted a public comment in support of New York’s Section 1115 request to implement multi-year continuous eligibility for young children from birth to six years old who are enrolled in Medicaid or Children’s Health Plus (New York’s Children’s Health Insurance Program). We specifically lent our insights and expertise on the following areas:
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Demographic breakdown of the children served through Medicaid and Children’s Health Plus.
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The threat of Medicaid churn and how continuous coverage can reduce disenrollment due to administrative burden.
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The importance of continuous coverage for children’s lifelong health.
Note: This principal author of this comment is Fiona Lu, and the co-author is Juliana Zhou.