Over the last two plus years, more than 13.5 million new people gained the security of Medicaid or CHIP coverage, solidifying its role as the foundation of the nation’s health system providing insurance to almost 72 million people nationally.
At the same time that we at CMS are focused on helping interested states expand coverage, we are equally focused on rapidly transforming and modernizing Medicaid coverage, focusing on the enrollment experience, access to care and the quality of care with the goal that Medicaid coverage works as well or better than any insurance program. And there is great opportunity to do this in a manner that respects and capitalizes on the ability of each state to innovate in a way that’s appropriate to the needs of its local population, but also one that aligns with national goals for improving the delivery system.
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