Editor’s Note: In a new issue brief prepared with the support of Arnold Ventures, Manatt Health shares an array of best practice strategies in place across the nation to serve as an actionable road map for states that might...more
Given its role as a critical source of health care coverage for low-income individuals in the United States, including 13 million women of reproductive age, Medicaid is the primary source of family planning coverage in the...more
Medicaid is the primary source of family planning coverage, accounting for 75% of public expenditures for family planning services in the United States. In order to expand the number of people who can access family planning...more
Strong evidence suggests that investing in children’s social needs leads to long-term improvements in health, economic stability and resilience. Despite this growing body of research, stakeholders have historically...more
This fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved innovative 1115 waivers for Arizona, Massachusetts and Oregon, authorizing new financing and programmatic flexibilities for delivering services that...more
In recent years, states have sought to leverage Medicaid to address social drivers of health (DoH), relying primarily on waivers for financing. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) approval of California’s...more
Since 2014, states have had the option to expand Medicaid eligibility to include adults with incomes under 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Under this option, the federal government covers 90 percent of the cost of...more
Editor’s Note: In an updated and expanded resource guide, supported by a grant from The SCAN Foundation, Manatt Health provides a tool to help state officials and other stakeholders understand how temporary federal and state...more
Editor’s Note: In a new report, Manatt explores how states are using two key tools—Medicaid managed care contracts and 1115 waivers—to address the unmet social needs of people with Medicaid coverage. The findings have...more
The Trump administration has issued sweeping new Medicaid guidance, continuing its efforts to cap federal Medicaid funding. The new policy relies on untested legal theories to implement the fundamental “bargain” of block...more
3/9/2020
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Affordable Care Act ,
Block Grants ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Work Requirements ,
New Guidance ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State Medicaid Programs
How can state Medicaid agencies, families, advocates, providers and other stakeholders partner to improve access to services for Medicaid-enrolled children with special healthcare needs? Find out during a new webinar from...more
9/20/2019
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Continuing Legal Education ,
EPSDT ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Necessity ,
Special Needs Children ,
State Medicaid Programs ,
Webinars
Editor’s note: Born as an afterthought to Medicare five decades ago, Medicaid has evolved from an adjunct to state welfare programs into the nation’s largest health insurer. Medicaid’s 50th birthday is a fitting time to...more
10/27/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Eligibility ,
Enrollment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicaid Reform ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
State Medicaid Programs ,
Tax Credits ,
Value-Based Purchasing ,
Waivers
Born as an afterthought to Medicare five decades ago, Medicaid has evolved from an adjunct to state welfare programs to the nation’s largest health insurer. The occasion of Medicaid’s 50th birthday is a fitting time to...more
9/30/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Eligibility ,
Enrollment ,
Health Insurance ,
Information Technology ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicaid Reform ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
State Medicaid Programs ,
Waivers