State Medicaid and CHIP Strategies to Respond to the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

This expert perspective discusses strategies state Medicaid and CHIP agencies can pursue as part of their emergency preparedness planning for, and response to, COVID-19.

As concerns regarding widespread COVID-19 infection in the United States increase, state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies are evaluating how to leverage their public health insurance programs to respond.