Promoting Continuity of Coverage and Distributing Eligibility and Enrollment Workload in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program (BHP) Upon Conclusion of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and implementation of federal
policies to address the public health emergency (PHE) have disrupted routine Medicaid,
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program (BHP) eligibility and
enrollment operations. Over the course of the PHE, states have made policy, programmatic, and
systems changes to respond effectively to COVID-19 and qualify for the temporary Federal
Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) increase under section 6008 of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127), including by satisfying a “continuous
enrollment condition” for most Medicaid beneficiaries who were enrolled in the program as of or
after March 18, 2020.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 03, 2022
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