This resource hub will help you find CHA policy tools and advocacy response resources, as well as federal, state and other external policy-related resources to assist your work in response to COVID-19.
Resources
Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE)
- CHA Chart of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Timelines and Related Information (5/20/22)
- Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: A Communications Toolkit (March 2022)
- National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Tracker of States' COVID-19 PHE Declaration Status and Mask Requirements (3/25/22)
Provider Relief Funding (PRF) Resources and Information
- CHA Letter to HHS on PRF Funding for High Medicaid Pediatric Providers (4/28/21)
- CHA PRF Summary (3/5/21)
- HHS Office of Inspector General Review: Hospitals Reported COVID-19 has Significantly Strained Health Care Delivery (3/23/21)
- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission Issue Brief on COVID Relief Funding for Medicaid Providers (February 2021)
Provider Allocation & Reporting Portals
- HHS CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: Information Related to Allocations, Eligibility and Distribution Methodology
- HRSA Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal
- HRSA Important Dates for Reporting
- PRF Reporting Requirements and Auditing Information, including requirements in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (January 2022)
- FAQs on PRF (December 2021)
- Distribution Portal Details for Providers (7/1/21)
- CMS FAQs on Reporting PRF Payments on Medicare Cost Reports – Relevant FAQs included in Section V (starting on page 98) (11/17/21)
PRF Allocation Data
- General PRF Allocations Dataset (1/5/22)
- Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing and Treatment of the Uninsured—Dataset (1/5/22)
- High Impact PRF Payments (1/25/21)
State Tracking of Relief Funds
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Tracker of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations (7/22/22)
Additional CMS Medicaid and CHIP Resources
Guidance & FAQs
- Guidance on Hospital COVID-19 Data Reporting Requirements as a Medicare/Medicaid Condition of Participation; FAQs on Hospital Reporting Requirements (1/6/22)
- CMS Overview of Medicaid, CHIP, and Basic Health Program Related Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (6/3/21)
- CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors on Additional Support for Home and Community-Based Services During COVID-19 (5/13/21)
- COVID-19 FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies (1/6/21)
Data
- Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Preliminary Medicaid & CHIP Data Snapshot for Services through Jan. 31, 2022 (6/27/22)
- February 2022 Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Trends Snapshot (5/31/22)
- CMS Fact Sheet on Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (5/14/21)
Vaccines
- Children and COVID-19 Vaccination Trends: AAP Summary of data publicly reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1/5/22)
- Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid Policy Approaches to Facilitating Access to Vaccines for Low-Income Children (11/18/21)
Federal Resources
CMS
- Medicaid and CHIP coverage of stand-alone vaccine coverage (5/12/22)
- Updated CMS Toolkit for Covering COVID-19 Vaccines (5/6/22)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
State Resources
NASHP
- State Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Children (3/25/22)
- State Efforts to Ban or Enforce COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Passports (1/11/22)
- School Vaccine Mandates and Mask Mandates (1/7/22)
- Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Medicaid Enrollees: Considerations for State Leaders (12/3/21)
- COVID-19 Vaccines and Children: State Strategies to Increase Access and Uptake through Pediatric Providers (11/1/21)
NGA
- COVID-19 Vaccines For Children: Exploring Immunization Strategies For Individuals Under 12 (12/1/21)
Additional Supply Chain Resources
Federal Resources
- HRSA 340B Modifications to GPO Purchases (November 2021)
- FDA COVID-19 Medical Device Shortage List (9/10/21)
Private Insurance
HHS
CMS
- FAQS Requiring Insurers to Cover home COVID-19 Tests Without Cost-sharing or Prior Authorization (1/10/22)
- FAQs Requiring Insurers to Cover COVID-19 Testing Without Cost-sharing or Prior Authorization (2/26/21)
Pediatric Workforce
Licensure
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
- Provider Bridge Website on Licensure Portability During COVID-19
- States Expediting Licensure for Inactive/Retired Licensees in Response to COVID-19 (5/18/22)
- States Waiving Out-of-State Licensure Requirements/Renewals in Response to COVID-19 (5/18/22)
- States Modifying Continuing Medical Education Requirements in Response to COVID-19 (2/5/21)
Telehealth, Information-sharing and Privacy
Federal and State Policy Action Tracking
Center for Connected Health Policy
- 2021 in Review: State Telehealth Policy Legislative Roundup (December 2021)
- State Telehealth Medicaid Policy Trends Laws and Reimbursement Policies at a Glance (October 2021)
- State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Summary Chart (October 2021)
- Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19—Overview of Federal & State Policy Actions (March 2021)
- The Commonwealth Fund Overview of States’ Actions to Expand Telemedicine Access During COVID-19 and Future Policy Considerations (6/23/21)
FSMB
NASHP
- How States Use ARPA Funds to Support Telehealth, Technology and Data Infrastructure (11/5/21)
- Report on State Expansion of Medicaid Reimbursement of School-based Telehealth Services (5/11/21)
Federal and State Policy Guidance
State Fiscal Conditions and Related Federal Funding
National Association of State Budget Officers
- Summaries of Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budgets (7/7/22)
- Fiscal Survey of States-Spring 2022 (Spring 2022)
Pew Charitable Trust
- Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis: States’ Fiscal Prospects Brighten as Recovery Takes Shape (12/22/21)
- Overview of State Variation in Spending of ARPA Funding (6/28/21)
Federal Resources
- MACPAC June Report Chapter on Access to Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents Covered by Medicaid and CHIP (June 2021)
- HRSA Announces $14.2 Million from ARPA to Expand Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (5/20/21)
- SAMHSA Announces $3 Billion in ARPA Funding for Block Grants to Address Addiction, Mental Health Crisis (5/18/21)
State Resources
- NGA: State Actions to Prevent and Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences (December 2021)
- NASHP Overview of State Approaches to Improve Comprehensive Mental Health Systems (3/29/21)
- NAMD Report on Medicaid’s Role in Promoting Behavioral Health During COVID-19 (2/24/21)
- NCSL Report on Enhancing School Capacity to Support Children’s Mental Health (1/19/21)
Pandemic Preparedness
- CHA Principles for a Child-appropriate Disaster and Pandemic Response System (1/21/22)
- CHA Letter to Hill on Ensuring the Emergency Preparedness and Sustainability of Children’s Hospital Infrastructure (6/11/21)
Additional Resources on State Policy Actions, Reporting and Tracking
- CMS: American Rescue Plan Act overview of states’ planned spending activities infographic
- NGA: American Rescue Plan State Funding Profiles (1/13/22)
- NCSL Overview of State Action on COVID-19 – includes a COVID-19 State Legislation Data Visualization and State Legislation Database (2/22/22)
- HHS Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) – Overview of COVID-19 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to States (2/17/22)
- The Council of State Governments: State ARPA Utilization Database (11/22/21)
