Sentence examples for enrollment freeze from inspiring English sources

It is assumed that the enrollment freeze will result in enhanced federal share-eligible beneficiaries cycling off the rolls in 2-5 years.

We will not avert our eyes as Congress debates a bill that prevents new states from expanding Medicaid starting in 2020 and implements an enrollment freeze that will drastically undermine Medicaid coverage.

Meanwhile, the dire conditions facing tens of thousands of CSU students continue with wave after wave of budget cuts, tuition and fee hikes, as well as an enrollment freeze that will deny 16,000 students access to public higher education in California.

Some $2.5 billion in state budget cuts has led to steep tuition hikes, enrollment freezes and a shortage in class availability at California's public colleges.

In addition, the closure of a dozen health insurers and enrollment freezes at others forced hundreds of thousands of consumers to seek new coverage this year.

The fact that children enrolled in Medicaid and SCHIP have better access then their uninsured counterparts has great importance for current attempts by states to control costs through enrollment freezes, coverage limits, or eligibility reductions [ 2, 3].

In the current economic climate, many states facing budget shortfalls are seeking ways to reduce expenditures in their Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) programs, including reducing covered services, increasing copayments, limiting those eligible for coverage [ 2], and implementing enrollment freezes in SCHIP [ 3].

State officials said they would freeze enrollment if necessary to keep within their budgets.

A state can freeze enrollment, increase premiums or restrict eligibility if it appears that costs will exceed the allotment.

Timothy Trysla, a Medicare official, said that if a company lured people with low prices and then charged much higher prices, Medicare could revoke its endorsement, freeze enrollment or impose fines.

The state would also like to freeze enrollment in part of its program when costs exceed budget forecasts, although the poorest would continue to receive health care as an entitlement.