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Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023

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By Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW. Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). Unwinding refers to the return to normal operations for Medicaid and CHIP agencies after the COVID-19 PHE ends. NASW Senior Practice Associate. Unwinding Concerns.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023. In January of 2020, as COVID-19 began its global spread, the Secretary of the U.S. She admits that initially she felt doubtful about the efficacy of the vaccine. .