Second Round of CHIPRA Outreach/Enrollment Grants Awarded

Dear Partners,

Yesterday, the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has awarded $40 million in grants to state agencies, community health centers, school-based organizations and non-profit groups in 23 states to engage in activities aimed at identifying and enrolling children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. These awards represent the second round of outreach and enrollment grants authorized by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). (For more information about CHIPRA and many other child health topics, please see visit NEACH’s new and improved website at neach.communitycatalyst.org.)

Grants were awarded in five focus areas:

1.      Using technology to facilitate enrollment and renewal ($20 million to ten grantees)

2.      Retaining eligible children in coverage ($3 million to four grantees)

3.      Engaging schools in outreach, enrollment, and renewal activities ($5 million to seven grantees)

4.      Reaching children who are most likely to experience gaps in coverage ($10 million to fourteen grantees)

5.      Ensuring eligible teens are enrolled and stay covered ($3 million to four grantees)

In New England, only the Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a grant award (for $1.8 million). Maine’s grant is in the technology category and will be used to permit families to: (1) update eligibility information and other data on line, (2) receive notices electronically, (3) communicate online with their eligibility worker in a secure environment, and (4) allow them to submit premium payments online. For a complete list of the grantees including brief summaries of their grant activities, please click here.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will also be holding a call today at 3:00 P.M. to provide more information these grant awards. You can use the following information to join the call:

  • Dial-In: (800) 603-1774
  • Passcode: 93165336

As always, thank you for all that you continue to do on behalf of New England’s children. Please feel free to contact me directly at (617) 275-2871 or ntambouret@communitycatalyst.org with questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Nicole Tambouret
Program Manager

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