The Insurance Department of New Hampshire has been awarded a $610,871 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The 24-month grant, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will support the state's efforts to implement health insurance market reforms and enhance access to women's reproductive and maternal health services. Key objectives include developing comprehensive health insurance...
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance received a $1,107,392.87 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 10, 2021 to support modernization efforts under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this funding is to update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $745,923 Project Grant under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797) to the Vermont state agency, Banking Insurance Securities & Health CA, on September 20, 2024. The grant supports state activities related to implementing the Essential Health Benefits Package and coverage of preventive health services, with a focus on enhancing access to women's reproductive and maternal health services. The 24-month...
The Nebraska Department of Insurance was awarded a $611,990 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The grant will fund initiatives by the state government entity to enhance access to critical women's healthcare services, including comprehensive insurance coverage, preventive services, and consumer outreach programs. The 24-month grant period runs from September 2024 to September 2026 and...
The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance was awarded a $635,352 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The grant will be used to design and implement a multimedia campaign to increase consumer awareness of no-cost preventive reproductive and contraceptive care services in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the department will engage contractors to conduct a multi-state research project to...
The state of Wisconsin has been awarded a $990,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The grant will fund state initiatives to enhance access to women's reproductive and maternal health services, including implementing market reforms and consumer protections related to comprehensive health insurance coverage and preventive health services under Sections 2707 and 2713 of the Public...
The District Of Columbia Department Of Insurance, Securities And Banking was awarded a $609,467 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The grant, awarded on September 20, 2024, will support the department's efforts to enhance access to critical women's health services in the District of Columbia over a 24-month performance period ending on September 19, 2026. Key focus areas include...
This federal Block Grant award of $703,185,583.00 was provided by the Center for Medicaid and Chip Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767). The grant funding enables the New Jersey Department of Human Services to maintain and expand healthcare coverage for uninsured, low-income children in the state, as well as provide coverage for low-income pregnant women, if the state chooses to do so. Key services...
The New Jersey Department of Human Services was awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The award supports a 10-year project to improve maternal health care outcomes for individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in New Jersey. Key focus areas include reducing barriers to care, expanding the maternal health provider workforce,...
The Mississippi Department of Insurance was awarded a $611,819 Project Grant from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). This 24-month award, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will support the department's efforts to implement state-level health insurance market reforms and consumer protections related to women's...