California is weighing new continuous-enrollment policies for children up to age 5 who rely on Medicaid. They'd keep their coverage even if their household income changes.
Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family's income had increased and made them ineligible.
California is weighing new continuous-enrollment policies for children up to age 5 who rely on Medicaid. They'd keep their coverage even if their household income changes.
The number of children reported with anxiety and depression increased between 2016 and 2020 by 26% nationally, with 1.5 million more children with anxiety and depression in 2020 than 2016. In Oregon, the increase is even higher.