Important Updates from CMS on Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: Free Printed Product Ordering and More!

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This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement includes the following Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewal information:

  • Free CMS Printed Product Ordering
  • Reminder: New Outreach and Educational Resources for Partners
  • Upcoming Partner Webinars

FREE CMS PRINTED PRODUCT ORDERING

The following materials below are available for free to order through the CMS Product Ordering website. To order free printed materials, visit the CMS Product Ordering website. If you do not have an account, you will need to request an account on the login page. Once you log into your account, you can enter the term “Unwinding” in the search bar to view the materials that are available for order.

REMINDER: NEW OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PARTNERS

Over the last few months, CMS has released several new resources to help partners share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals with their communities. These resources focus on school-based and early education settings, faith-based organizations, and special populations. Each resource is posted on the Outreach and Educational Resources Page on Medicaid.gov/Unwinding.

School-Based Communications Toolkit: Education and early education professionals can use this toolkit to help share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals with families. The toolkit includes ready-to-use resources, such as letters to staff and families, social media messages, robocall scripts, and more.

Faith-Based Communications Toolkit: Faith-based organizations can use this toolkit to share important Medicaid and CHIP information with those in their congregations, communities, and with those they serve. The toolkit includes ready-to-use resources, such as bulletin inserts, pulpit messages, social media messages, and more.

Outreach to Families and Children on Medicaid Renewals: Community groups are encouraged to use this slide deck and talking points in their outreach to children and families about what is happening right now with Medicaid and CHIP.

Reaching Out to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander People about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English): Use this one-page handout to help reach Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Reaching Out to Black Americans about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English): Use this one- page handout to help reach Black Americans and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Reaching Out to Hispanic or Latino People about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English and Spanish): Use this one-page handout to help reach Hispanic or Latino people and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

  • Recording and Transcript from Webinar on Tuesday, August 8, 2023: Reaching Hispanic and Latino Populations (English and Spanish)

Reaching Out to People with Disabilities about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English): Use this one-page handout to help reach people with disabilities and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Reaching Out to People Who Live in Rural Areas about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English): Use this one-page handout to help reach people who live in rural areas and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Reaching Out to American Indian and Alaska Native People about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals (English): Use this one-page handout to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native people and share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

UPCOMING MONTHLY PARTNER WEBINARS

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CMS continue to host a series of monthly webinars on Medicaid and CHIP Renewals to educate partners. Topics covered during the webinar vary each month. To register for upcoming webinars, please click here.

  • October 25, 2023 @ 12:00pm ET
  • December 6, 2023 @ 12:00pm ET

Recordings, transcripts, and slides from past webinars can be found on the CMS National Stakeholder Calls webpage