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FQHCs: Medicaid Litigation Year in Review

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Recent federally qualified health center (FQHC) litigation highlights the impact state Medicaid agencies have on FQHC reimbursement. The important decisions summarized below all involve FQHC disputes over state Medicaid...more

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California Medi-Cal Enrollment Appeals: An Uphill Battle but an Essential Tool

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In our practices, we are seeing an increasing number of denials or de facto denials of Medi-Cal provider enrollments. The consequences of a Medi-Cal enrollment denial can be quite serious. First, a provider may not receive...more

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Telehealth Monitoring, Research and Evaluation: Issues for State Medicaid Agencies to Consider

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Background - The use of telehealth increased exponentially in 2020 and 2021 as health care providers and patients responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated that the use of...more

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California’s Strategy to Promote and Improve Understanding of Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens

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In February 2023, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) published the Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens Outreach and Education Toolkit. The Toolkit was developed to promote and improve understanding among families,...more

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Centene to Pay $215 Million to California over Medicaid Overbilling Allegations

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California AG Rob Bonta settled with pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Centene Corporation and its subsidiaries in connection with alleged overcharges by Centene to California’s Medi-Cal program....more

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The State AG Report – 2.9.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG James Settles over Sale of Unlawful Monitoring Software-...more

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Online Pharmacy Start-up Settles with AG Bonta for $15 Million over Alleged Medi-Cal Fraud

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California AG Rob Bonta settled with Hey Favor, Inc. and affiliated and predecessor entities that previously conducted business as “The Pill Club” for allegedly violating the California False Claims Act by knowingly...more

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CMS Approves First-in-Nation Justice-Involved Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration

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The Big Picture - On January 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s request to amend the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Section 1115 demonstration. A...more

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California to Launch Statewide Medi-Cal Population Health Management Program

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California’s Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) seeks to transform the Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) delivery system for more than 14 million Californians, embracing a population health approach that prioritizes...more

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Episode 22: CalAIM: Addressing Whole Person Care in California

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In this episode, Foley partner Anil Shankar discusses California’s new Medicaid wavier called CalAIM, (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, the multiyear care delivery and payment reform initiative led by the...more

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Summary of Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Yields Insight for Health Care Compliance and Risk Assessment

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The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are based...more

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CMS Approves CalAIM proposal to transform California’s Medi-Cal

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On December 29, 2021, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced CMS’s approval of its California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) proposal. CalAIM’s launch on January 1, 2022 is part of a...more

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Medi-Cal Rx: California to Transition Medi-Cal Pharmacy Benefits to Fee-For-Service

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On April 1, 2021, the California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) will be transitioning all Medi-Cal pharmacy benefits from managed care to fee-for-service (“FFS”). This new system to administer FFS pharmacy...more

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New Laws Expand Telehealth in California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law two bills that expand the delivery of telehealth services in the state. In particular, the legislation: • Permits providers to prescribe medications without a...more

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California Expands Medicaid Tele-Health Policy

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The California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) recently revised its Medi-Cal telehealth policy to allow providers increased flexibility in their use of telehealth as a modality for delivering medically necessary...more

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Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Undocumented Young Adults

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In recent weeks, the states of California and Washington, and New York City have proposed expanding Medicaid eligibility for undocumented young adults. Given Medicaid’s combination of state and federal funding, House and...more

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A Rundown of Recent State Action Relating to Medicaid Expansion

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To date, 34 states (including D.C.) have adopted Medicaid expansion. Of the remaining 17 states, some are considering expanding Medicaid. States with recent activity relating to Medicaid expansion include Florida, Idaho,...more

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In Case Alleging Nationwide Pharmacy Fraud, Kmart Scores Narrow Settlement

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As described in an April 17, 2018 article originally posted on the Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton, LLP False Claims Act Defense Blog, Kmart Corporation and the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a False Claims Act...more

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California Court Endorses Percentage Billing Fees for Medi-Cal Providers

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California’s First District Court of Appeal (“Court of Appeal”) has recognized that percentage-based billing arrangements do not violate California’s Medi-Cal laws and that the California Department of Health Care Services...more

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Intended Consequences: Modernizing Medi-Cal Rate-Setting to Improve Health and Manage Costs

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A new report prepared for the California Health Care Foundation reviews California’s Medicaid rate-setting process and offers recommendations for adjustments to that process to encourage health plan investments in...more

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Establishing a Medicaid Per Capita Cap: Implications for California - Presentation

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Both the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Senate’s draft Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017 propose major changes to Medicaid’s financing structure. These include caps on federal funding for...more

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Medicaid Edition: Establishing a Medicaid Per Capita Cap: Implications for California

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Both the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Senate’s draft Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017 propose major changes to Medicaid’s financing structure. These include caps on federal funding for...more

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California Court Upholds Expansive Definition of Recoupment

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The Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California examined the scope of the doctrine of recoupment for Medicaid and related payments, allowing the deduction by the state. The court held that the California...more

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California’s $20B Problem: Obamacare Repeal Threatens 4M Californians

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The repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could ultimately cost California as much as $20 billion in annual federal spending on the state’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. Putting this in perspective, $20 billion represents...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2016 #3

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CMS’s risk adjustment program data signals an improving risk pool while the agency announces plans to modify the program; California enrolls 134,000 undocumented immigrant children into Medicaid; and Oregon approves increases...more

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