Medicaid entitlement for 9 - FY 2024 - T21

This $19,698,887 federal Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) provides funding to the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Health's State Medicaid Agency Division. The award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, finances the delivery of medical assistance and health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children and, at the territory's option, low-income pregnant women in the Northern Mariana Islands. Key services include payments for medical care, insurance premium assistance, program enrollment, eligibility verification, and healthcare delivery management. This multi-million dollar Block Grant is part of over $800 million in federal Medicaid and CHIP funding the agency has received from 2019-2024 to administer these critical healthcare programs for the territory's qualifying residents.