According to the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, states are hustling to prepare for coverage changes whether or not they participate in the health law's expansion.
Politico: States Hustle To Modernize Medicaid
Whether states accept or reject the Medicaid expansion under the health law, they've got plenty of work to do to get ready for big changes in coverage next year. And as of Jan. 1, 47 states had grabbed or requested bonus federal dollars to upgrade their aging Medicaid enrollment systems, according to a state survey released Wednesday from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (Millman and Smith, 1/23).