Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign Notes: Webinar This Thursday! Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19 to Keep Kids Covered

 

Webinar This Thursday! Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19 to Keep Kids Covered The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign Invites You to Attend a Webinar: Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19 to Keep Kids Covered Thursday, October 29, 2020 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET Medicaid and CHIP provide comprehensive health benefits to almost 40 million children up to age 19 nationwide. However, according to preliminary data on the impact of COVID-19, released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the use of these benefits has decreased tremendously during the public health emergency. Did you know that compared to data from the same time period last year (March through May 2019), preliminary data for 2020 shows: 1.7 million (22%) fewer vaccinations for children up to age two, 3.2 million (44%) fewer child screening services, 6.9 million (44%) fewer outpatient mental health services, even after accounting for the increased use of telehealth, and 7.6 million (69%) fewer dental services. The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign will provide a snapshot of CMS’s recent data release, to raise awareness of the decline in services. Your organization can help to drive better health outcomes for families with eligible but uninsured children to ensure that children receive the care they need with Medicaid and CHIP. You’ll also hear about the Campaign’s newest resources. REGISTER HERE  We Want to Hear from You! The National Campaign is interested in hearing about additional tools and resources which may be useful to groups conducting Medicaid and CHIP outreach and enrollment, especially at the local level. Let us know via email at ConnectingKids@cms.hhs.gov. Please also contact us with any questions about the webinar. Access slides and recordings from previous National Campaign webinars on our website.­­­­ Stay Connected with the Campaign  Share our Campaign materials. Our ever-growing, multi-lingual Outreach Tool Library features a variety of targeted resources to use in your outreach and enrollment efforts, available in multiple formats. Contact us. To get more involved with the Campaign, contact us via email at ConnectingKids@cms.hhs.gov. Follow the Campaign on Twitter. Remember to re-tweet or share our messages from @IKNGov with your social network and be sure to use our #Enroll365 and #KidsEnroll hashtags in your posts. Subscribe to the “Campaign Notes” eNewsletter The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign eNewsletter “Campaign Notes” is distributed throughout the year and provides updates on Campaign activities. If a friend or colleague forwarded this email to you, we invite you to sign up to receive this eNewsletter directly to your inbox. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) To contact CMS, please visit our contact us page.