| Recently Released Yesterday, CMS issued an Informational Bulletin to state Medicaid agencies that outlines the necessary assurances that states should make to ensure that program resources are reserved for those who meet eligibility requirements. Included in the guidance is a program readiness checklist to help states make accurate eligibility determinations and ensure appropriate financial claiming on an ongoing basis. On June 7, 2019 CMS published the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Children's Enrollment in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data on June 7, 2019. This report contains state-reported unduplicated counts of children who were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP at any point in FFY 2018. Overall children's enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP in FFY 2018 totaled 45,919,430 children, which includes 36,287,063 children in Medicaid and 9,632,637 children in coverage funded through CHIP. Upcoming State TA New Quality Measures Related to Medicaid Beneficiaries with Physical and Mental Health Integrated Care Needs and Adult Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs (BCN) Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program is hosting a national learning webinar on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET to introduce three new Medicaid quality measures: (1) All-Cause Emergency Department Utilization Rate for Medicaid BCNs, (2) All-Cause Inpatient Admission Rate for Medicaid BCNs, (3) Follow-Up Care for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries who are Newly Prescribed an Antipsychotic Medication. In this webinar, participants will learn about the measures, the steps to calculate each measure, and discuss issues states should consider if they are interested in implementing the measures. This webinar will include a question & answer session. | 
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