Continuous Medicaid Unwinding: What’s Next for the Health Care Markets in 2024? 

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR 

After being in effect for over three years, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expired in May 2023. From the start of the PHE, state Medicaid programs applied continuous coverage (or non-termination) requirements to access additional federal matching funds provided through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ended the Medicaid continuous coverage requirements in March 2023, disconnecting the federal match requirements from the PHE. This change was projected to result in millions of individuals losing their Medicaid coverage, raising questions about significant short-term and long-term impacts on state Medicaid programs and other health insurance markets.  

During this webinar, our presenters discussed where we are a year into the unwinding of the continuous coverage requirements, as well as the projected effects on health coverage for the Medicaid population. Presenters also shared considerations for addressing the unwinding in Medicaid managed care capitation rate-setting. 

Attendees gained a better understanding of:  

• The impact of the unwinding on state Medicaid programs and enrollees;
• Current and expected re-enrollment churn into state Medicaid programs, shifts across health coverage markets, and potential increases in uninsured rates;  
• Current federal responses to the unwinding; and  
• Considerations for Medicaid managed care rate-setting, including acuity changes impacting per capita costs.

SPEAKERS 

• Jennifer Tolbert, MPH, MSW  
  Director, State Health Reform, and Deputy Director, Program on Medicaid & the Uninsured, KFF
   
• Colby Schaeffer, MAAA, ASA 
  Member, Medicaid Committee, American Academy of Actuaries

MODERATOR 

• Julia Lerche, MAAA, FSA 
  Member, Board of Directors, American Academy of Actuaries

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that attendance at this live webinar constitutes an organized activity as defined under the current Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States, and that attendees may earn up to 1.8 CE credits for attending this live webinar.

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