Co-author, “EPSDT Guidance: State Implications and Approaches to Behavioral Health for Children and Youth,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, March 2025.

Co-author, “Emerging Federal Policy and Potential Implications for Subsidized Health Insurance Programs in Massachusetts,” The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation - Policy & Research, March 20, 2025.

Quoted, “Kennedy’s Pullback of Public Comment Policy Make May Rules Vulnerable to Lawsuits,” Health Plan Weekly, March 7, 2025.

Quoted, “Hard Choices Ahead for States on Medicaid,” Axios, January 16, 2025.

Quoted, “Health Insurers Will Step Off the Roller Coaster in 2025,” Healthcare Dive, January 8, 2025.

Quoted, “GOP-Backed Medicaid Job Mandate Could Reshuffle Care,” Law360, December 3, 2024.

Quoted, “One Meeting, Two Wildly Different Visions of Medicaid Expansion,” Billings Gazette, September 20, 2024.

Quoted, “Montana Lawmakers Hear Conflicting Arguments on Renewing Expanded Medicaid Program,” Daily Montanan, September 20, 2024.

Co-author, “CMS Releases Guidance Outlining Expectations for State Compliance with Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Requirements,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, September 26, 2024.

Co-author, “CMS Issues Guidance on Renewal Timeliness Post-Unwinding,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, August 30, 2024.

Co-author, "New CMS Guidance on the Provision of Medicaid and CHIP Services to Incarcerated Children and Youth," State Health & Value Strategies, July 29, 2024.

Co-author, “Providing Multi-Year Continuous Enrollment to Medicaid and CHIP Populations: State Toolkit,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, July 26, 2024.

Co-author, “States Can Still Maximize Coverage Retention Through 1902(e)(14) Flexibilities,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2024.

Quoted, “States' big 2024 health plans: Workforce support and cheaper drugs,” Axios, January 11, 2024.

Quoted, “States rethink Medicaid enrollment efforts as millions lose coverage,” Axios, November 20, 2023.

Co-author, “New Unwinding Data and Resources Released by CMS,” State Health & Value Strategies, November 3, 2023.

Co-author, “CMS Releases Third Batch of State-Reported Unwinding Data, With New Data on CHIP and Transitions to Marketplace Coverage,” the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health & Values Strategies program, October 2023.

Co-author, “Issue Spotting Common Policy and Operational Barriers to Ex Parte Renewals: State Assessment Tool,” the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health & Values Strategies program, October 2023.

Co-author, “CMS Releases First Batch of State-Reported Unwinding Data,” State Health and Value Strategies, August 4, 2023.

Co-author, “Call Center Strategies to Support Unwinding: State Toolkit,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program," August 2023.

Author, “Maintaining Coverage Gains During Medicaid Unwinding,” Health Affairs, May 17, 2023.

Co-author, “CMS Issues Guidance on Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity to Support Reentry for Justice-Involved Populations,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies, April 19, 2023.

Co-author, “Reducing Coverage Loss: A 2023 Update on the End of the Federal Continuous Coverage Requirement in MassHealth,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, March 2023.

Co-author, “Ensuring Compliance With Federal Renewal Requirements: State Diagnostic Assessment Tool,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, March 2023.

Co-author, “Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Impacts Montana’s State Budget, Economy, and Health,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, February 2023.

Co-author, “New CMS Guidance on Unwinding Provisions in the CAA, 2023,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2023.

Co-author, “A Focus on Health Care: Five Key Priorities for the Next Administration,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, December 2022.

Co-author, “Recent Updates to Section 1115 Waiver Budget Neutrality Policy: Overview and Implications for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, December 2022.

Co-author, “State Spotlight: California’s Landmark Coverage Expansion for Immigrant Populations,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, November 2022.

Co-author, “State Strategies to Improve Maternal Health and Promote Health Equity Compendium,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2022.

Co-author, “Creating a Robust, Diverse, and Resilient Behavioral Health Workforce in Massachusetts,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, September 2022.

Co-author, “Protecting Coverage for Postpartum Individuals at the End of the Public Health Emergency,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, September 2022.

Co-author, “Rethinking The Budget Neutrality Requirement For Medicaid 1115 Demonstrations,” Health Affairs, June 13, 2022.

Co-author, “Leveraging Section 1902(e)(14) Waiver Authority Amid Unwinding,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, June 2022.

Co-author, “Improving Ex Parte Renewal Rates: State Diagnostic Assessment Tool,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, June 2022.

Co-author, “Ensuring Continuity of Coverage and Care for High Need Enrollees When the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Ends: Medicaid Strategies,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, June 2022.

Co-author, “HHS Letter to the FCC on Text Messaging: Model Comments to Inform State Comment Letters in Support,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, May 2022.

Co-author, “CMS RFI on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP: Model Comments to Inform State Responses,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, April 2022.

Co-author, “The End of the Federal Continuous Coverage Requirement in MassHealth: Key Strategies for Reducing Coverage Loss,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, April 2022.

Co-author, “Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Impacts Montana’s State Budget, Economy, and Health,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, April 2022.

Co-author, “Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstrations: A Roadmap for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2022.

Co-author, “Centering Health Equity in Medicaid: Section 1115 Demonstration Strategies,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2022.

Co-author, “Supporting Health Equity and Affordable Health Coverage for Immigrant Populations: CHIP Coverage Option for Pregnant Immigrants and their Children,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, January 2022.

Co-author, “Racism and Racial Inequities in Health: A Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, December 2021.

Co-author, “Assessing the Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, November 2021.

Co-author, “The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Data and IT ‘Table Stakes’ for Retaining Coverage Gains,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2021.

Co-author, “State Policy and IT System Strategies to Prepare for PHE Unwinding: Updating Medicaid Enrollee Address Information and Responding to Returned Mail,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2021.

Co-author, “Supporting Health Equity and Affordable Health Coverage for Immigrant Populations: State-Funded Affordable Coverage Programs for Immigrants,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2021.

Co-author, “A Hybrid Funding and Coverage Model to Ensure Universal Access to Mobile Crisis Services,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2021.

Co-author, “The End of the COVID Public Health Emergency: Potential Health Equity Implications of Ending Medicaid Continuous Coverage,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, September 2021.

Quoted, “Thousands Of Missourians In Medicaid Expansion Limbo,” KBIA, September 1, 2021.

Featured, “Two Way: The Next Steps In Missouri's Medicaid Expansion,” KBIA, August 25, 2021.

Co-author, “Strategies for States to Drive Equitable Vaccine Distribution and Administration,” Rockefeller Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, August 2021.

Quoted, “As Congress Cools Its Public Option Ambitions, a Proxy Fight Is Playing Out in the States,” Morning Consult, July 6, 2021.

Co-author, “The State of Play: A Mid-Year Update on the Public Option at the Federal and State Level,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, July 2021.

Co-author, “MassHealth’s Role Promoting Health Care Coverage and Access,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, June 2021.

Co-author, “Strategies for States to Leverage Local Partnerships for Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccinations,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, June 2, 2021.

Co-author, “American Rescue Plan Provides a New Opportunity for States to Invest in Equitable, Comprehensive and Integrated Crisis Services,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, April 2021.

Co-author, “The American Rescue Plan Act’s State Option to Extend Postpartum Coverage,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies, April 2021.

Co-author, “Assessing the Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion Following the Enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, 2021.

Featured, “Health Care Reform News: Manatt roundtable discusses access to care, coverage challenges yet to be addressed,” Wolters Kluwer Health Law Daily, April 2, 2021.

Co-author, “Medicaid’s Crucial Role in Combating the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Crisis,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, March 9, 2021.

Co-author, “A Better Way to Manage Medicaid Costs,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies, February 18, 2021.

Co-author, “Finishing the Job of Medicaid Expansion,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, January 28, 2021.

Co-author, “Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10 Study: Evaluating Public Health Insurance Options for Nevada Residents,” Nevada Legislative Commission, January 22, 2021.

Co-author, “State Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Advance Health Equity,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, November 2020.

Co-author, “Moving to the Vanguard on Pediatric Care: Recommendations for the MassHealth 1115 Waiver Renewal,” Massachusetts Child and Adolescent Health Initiative, November 2020.

Co-author, “Maintaining Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Amid Postal Delays and Housing Displacements,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies, September 18, 2020.

Co-author, “Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care in Massachusetts through Telehealth: Sustaining Progress Post-Pandemic,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, July 14, 2020.

Co-author, “COVID-19: CMS Issues Guidance for States About New Increased Medicaid and CHIP Matching Rate,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies, April 20, 2020.

Co-author, “State Medicaid and CHIP Strategies to Respond to the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies Program, March 11, 2020.

Co-author, “Why Manatt’s Model for Blending Legal, Business Services Works After 15 Years,” Bloomberg Law, October 4, 2019.

Co-author, “New Federal Guidance on Monitoring and Evaluation of Work Requirements and Other Coverage Demonstrations: What Does It Mean for States?” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2019.

Co-author, “Faces of MassHealth: Portrait of a Diverse Population,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and Health Care For All, May 21, 2019.

Author, “State Medicaid Buy-Ins: Key Questions to Consider,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, April 22, 2019.

Author, “Addressing Social Factors That Affect Health: Emerging Trends and Leading Edge Practices in Medicaid,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, April 2019.

Co-author, “Medicaid Briefing Series: Priority Issues for State Policymakers,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2019.

Co-author, “Monitoring and Evaluating Work and Community Engagement Requirements in Medicaid: Data Assets, Infrastructure and Other Considerations for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, February 2019.

Co-author, “Ready for Reform: Behavioral Health Care in Massachusetts,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, January 2019.

Co-author, “Quantitative Evaluation of a Targeted Medicaid Buy-In for New Mexico,” Health Action New Mexico and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, January 31, 2019.

Co-author, “Evaluating Medicaid Buy-in Options for New Mexico,” Health Action New Mexico and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, December 7, 2018.

Co-author, “Addressing Major Drivers of MassHealth Per-Enrollee Spending Growth: An Analytic Review and Policy Options,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, November 14, 2018.

Co-author, “Work and Community Engagement Requirements in Medicaid: State Implementation Requirements and Considerations,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2018.

Co-author, “Medicaid Expansion: How It Affects Montana’s State Budget, Economy, and Residents,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, June 2018.

Co-author, “Medicaid Buy-in: State Options, Design Considerations and 1332 Implications,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health & Value Strategies program, May 2018.

Co-author, “Children’s Health Insurance Program Extended Through Fiscal Year 2027,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, March 2018.

Co-author, “Medicaid: The Linchpin in State Strategies to Prevent and Address Opioid Use Disorders,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, March 2018.

Co-author, “Estimated Budget Impacts of Expanding MaineCare,” Maine Health Access Foundation, February 2018.

Co-author, “Manatt on Medicaid: 10 Trends to Watch in 2018,” February 2018.

Co-author, “State Marketplace Stabilization Strategies,” American Hospital Association, January 2018.

Co-author, “Summary of House and Senate CHIP Legislation,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2017.

Co-author, “BCRA Medicaid Provisions: Analysis of Impact on New York,” Coalition of New York State Public Health Plans, July 27, 2017.

Co-author, “Impact on Montana of Medicaid Provisions in the BCRA (June 26 Discussion Draft): Preliminary Analysis,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, June 2017.

Co-author, “The AHCA and Montana: Impact of Proposed Per Capita Caps and Medicaid Financing,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, June 2017.

Co-author, “How Arizona Medicaid Accelerated the Integration of Physical and Behavioral Health Services,” The Commonwealth Fund, May 2017.

Co-author, “Proposals to Cap State Medicaid Funding: Massachusetts Considerations,” The Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage and Care, March 9, 2017.

Co-author, “Medicaid's Role in the Delivery and Payment of Substance Use Disorder Services in Montana,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, March 2017.

Co-author, “Repeal of the ACA Provisions to Modernize and Streamline Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment: What Would it Mean for States?” Robert Wood Johnson State Health Reform Assistance Network, March 2017.

Co-author, “Repealing the Medicaid Expansion: Implications for Montana,” Montana Healthcare Foundation, March 2017.

Co-author, “Medicaid at a Crossroads: What at Stake for the Nation’s Largest Health Insurer,“ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Reform Assistance Network, February 2017.

Co-author, “Repeal of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: Critical Questions for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 2016.

Co-author, “Medicaid: States’ Most Powerful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis,” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, State Health Reform Assistance Network, July 1, 2016.

Co-author, “States Expanding Medicaid See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Reform Assistance Network, March 2016.

Co-author, “Medicaid and the Indian Health Service: New Guidance Explains How States May Secure Additional Federal Funds,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Reform Assistance Network, March 2016.

Co-author, “Manatt on Medicaid: Ten Trends to Watch in 2016, February 2016.

Co-author, “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uncompensated Care Costs: Early Results and Policy Implications for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Reform Assistance Network, June 2015.

Co-author, “Coverage Options for Massachusetts: Leveraging the Affordable Care Act,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, May 2015.

Co-author, “Estimated State Budget Impact of a MaineCare Expansion in 2016,” Maine Health Access Foundation, April 2015.

Co-author, “States Expanding Medicaid See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, State Health Reform Assistance Network, April 2015.

Co-author, “Medicaid Expansion States See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Reform Assistance Network, March 2015.

Coauthor, “The Future of MassHealth: Five Priority Issues for the New Administration,” Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI), December 2014.

Coauthor, “Coverage and Delivery of Adult Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid Managed Care,” Medicaid Managed Care Information Resource Center, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 2014.

Coauthor, “5 Medicaid Trends to Watch in 2014,” LifeHealthPro, March 20, 2014.

“Report from the States: Early Observations about Five State Marketplaces,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Reform Assistance Network, December 2013.

"Premium Collection in State Based Exchanges," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Health Reform Assistance Network, January 2013.

"Achieving Continuity of Insurance Coverage for Lower-Income New Yorkers in 2014," New York State Health Foundation, April 2012.

"Federally-Facilitated Exchanges and the Continuum of State Options," National Academy of Social Insurance, December 2011.

"Key Takeaways from HHS Newly Released Guidance on Exchanges," BNA Health Care Policy Report, December 19, 2011.

"Medicaid Managed Care: How States' Experience Can Inform Exchange Qualified Health Plan Standards," Center for Health Care Strategies, November 2011.

"HHS Proposed Rules on Exchange Implementation Requirements," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Health Reform Assistance Network, August 2011.

"CMS Proposed Rule on Health Benefit Exchange Implementation," BNA Health Insurance Report, August 2011.

"Medicaid's Role in the Health Benefits Exchange: A Road Map for States," National Academy for State Health Policy, March 2011.

"Implementing Federal Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for New York State," New York State Health Foundation, August 2010.

"Implementing National Health Reform in California: Changes to Public and Private Insurance," California HealthCare Foundation, June 2010.

"Enrollment Churning in Medicaid: Coverage Gaps Undermine the Managed Care System and Continuity of Care for the Chronically Ill," New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans, December 2007.

"Filling the Gaps: Medicaid, EPIC and ADAP and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit in New York," United Hospital Fund, December 2006.

"Citizenship Documentation Requirements in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Lessons from New York," The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, June 2006.

"New York State Managed Care Enrollment Trends Year-End 2005 Report," New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans, March 2006.

"New York State Medicaid Managed Care 2005 Quality Update Report," New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans, March 2006.

"New York State Medicaid Managed Care 2004 Quality Update Report," New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans, February 2005.

"Health Insurance Coverage Among New York's Adolescents: Filling in the Gaps," New York Community Trust, April 2004.

"Costs of Enrolling Children in Medicaid and SCHIP," Health Affairs, January 2004.

"Rethinking Recertification: Keeping Eligible Individuals Enrolled in New York's Health Insurance Programs," The Commonwealth Fund, September 2003.

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Rethinking Recertification: Keeping Eligible Individuals Enrolled in New York’s Public Health Insurance Programs

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Deborah Bachrach

Patricia M. Boozang

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Rethinking Recertification: Keeping Eligible Individuals Enrolled in New York’s Public Health Insurance Programs

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