All states (including the District of Columbia) are required to provide data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a range of indicators related to key application, eligibility, and enrollment processes within the state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). These data reflect enrollment activity for all populations receiving comprehensive Medicaid and CHIP benefits in all states, as well as state program performance.

All states (including the District of Columbia) are required to provide data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a range of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) indicators related to key application, eligibility, enrollment and call center processes. These data reflect enrollment activity for all populations receiving comprehensive Medicaid and CHIP benefits in all states, as well as state program performance. States submit this data via the Performance Indicator dataset. Further information about this dataset is available at: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/national-medicaid-chip-program-information/medicaid-chip-enrollment-data/performance-indicator-technical-assistance/index.html.

All states (including the District of Columbia) are required to provide data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a range of indicators related to key application, eligibility, and enrollment processes within the state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). These data reflect enrollment activity for all populations receiving comprehensive Medicaid and CHIP benefits in all states, as well as state program performance.

States have the option to provide children with 12 months of continuous coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, even if the family experiences a change in income during the year. Continuous eligibility is a valuable tool that helps States ensure that children stay enrolled in the health coverage for which they are eligible and have consistent access to needed health care services.

States may rely on eligibility information from "Express Lane" agency programs to streamline and simplify enrollment and renewal in Medicaid and CHIP. Express Lane agencies may include Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), School Lunch programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start, and the Women, infant, and children's program (WIC) , among others. States can also use state income tax data to determine Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for children.

All states (including the District of Columbia) are required to provide data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a range of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) indicators related to key application, eligibility, enrollment and call center processes. These data reflect enrollment activity for all populations receiving comprehensive Medicaid and CHIP benefits in all states, as well as state program performance. States submit this data via the Performance Indicator dataset. Further information about this dataset is available at: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/national-medicaid-chip-program-information/medicaid-chip-enrollment-data/performance-indicator-technical-assistance/index.html.

All states (including the District of Columbia) provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a range of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility and enrollment metrics. These data reflect state-reported information on Medicaid and CHIP eligibility renewals initiated and scheduled for completion during the reporting period. In addition to reporting the outcomes of renewals at the end of each reporting period, states also provide an update on renewals that were reported pending as of the end of a reporting period. For more information on these data, see Sections II and III of the Eligibility Processing Data Report specifications. Notes: Georgia reported data for individuals who continue to be eligible following a change in circumstances and were granted a new 12-month eligibility period during the reporting period, along with data on individuals due for renewal in the month. North Carolina reports renewal outcomes for only initiated renewals scheduled for completion in the report month, and as such, the data do not reflect renewals that should have been completed in the reporting period that the state was unable to initiate by the end of the report month.

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