CMS Fixes HealthCare.gov Medicaid, CHIP Coverage Glitch
On Friday, CMS said it had resolved a technical problem with HealthCare.gov that prevented parents from adding their Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program-eligible children to subsidized family plans. The problem arose because parents in some states must meet certain annual income thresholds to obtain Medicaid coverage for themselves, which are higher than those set to get Medicaid coverage for just their children.
- "Feds Say They Fixed Medicaid Problem for Children" (AP/ABC News, 2/8).