Federal Policy
MACPAC Comments on CDC's Planned Redesign of National Health Survey
MACPAC submitted a comment letter to the CDC responding to its notice on redesigning the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a change CDC plans to implement in 2028. The Commission's letter emphasizes the importance of national health survey data for understanding the experiences of Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. MACPAC's comments urge CDC to preserve the survey's ability to capture coverage and access data relevant to low-income and vulnerable populations as the redesign moves forward.
Why it mattersState Medicaid agencies and researchers rely on NHIS data to track coverage, access, and health outcomes among beneficiaries, so changes to the survey's design could affect the quality of evidence used in Medicaid policymaking.