Washington Medicaid Transformation Project Proposed Amendment To Extend Medicaid Coverage For Former Foster Youth & CHIP

On July 27, 2023, the washington Health Care Authority published this Medicaid Transformation Project proposed amendment to extend Medicaid coverage for former foster youth and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The waiver would authorize:

Medicaid coverage for former foster care youth (FFCC)—also known as Alumnicoverage in Washington—from other states who turn (or turned) 18 prior to January 1,2023.
Continuous enrollment for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage forCHIP children during the first six years of their lives . . .