This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) listserv includes the following Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewal information:
- Recent CMS Releases
- Updated Toolkit: Reaching Children and Families in School-Based and Early Education and Care Settings
- Free CMS Printed Product Ordering
RECENT CMS RELEASES
In September 2024, CMS released an informational bulletin to provide updated information on the timing and expectations for all states to achieve compliance with all federal renewal requirements, including states that implemented CMS-approved mitigation strategies and those who have since identified areas of non-compliance with renewal requirements. Compliance plans will detail how states will achieve compliance with all applicable requirements no later than December 31, 2026. To accompany the informational bulletin, CMS also released a compliance template, which the state should use to submit the compliance plan and a slide deck to serve as an additional resource on renewal compliance guidance.
- Informational Bulletin: State Compliance with Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Requirements by December 31, 2026
- Compliance Template: Assessment and Plan for Compliance with All Federal Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Requirements
- Slide Deck: Overview of Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Renewals
UPDATED TOOLKIT: REACHING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SCHOOL-BASED AND EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE SETTINGS
CMS recently updated the Reaching Children and Families in School-Based and Early Education and Care Settings Toolkit on the Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Outreach and Educational Resources page. This update includes evergreen language that education and early education professionals can use to share information about regular Medicaid and CHIP renewals with parents and families. The toolkit includes ready-to-use resources, such as:
- Letter from School/ECE Leadership to Teachers, Nurses, Counselors, etc.
- Letter from Schools/ECE, Teachers, Nurses, Counselors, etc. to Parents/Students
- Social Media Messages
- “Three Things You Can Do” Checklist
- Robocall Script
- No Reply Text/Group Message/Email
FREE CMS PRINTED PRODUCT ORDERING
Select CMS Medicaid and CHIP renewals materials are available to order for free 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.
Materials on enrolling in health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace are also available to order for free through the CMS Product Ordering website. Once you log into your account, you can select the tab titled “Marketplace” to view materials related to Marketplace enrollment, Coverage to Care, and more that are available to order.