On Monday, April 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two highly anticipated final rules. Together, these rules reshape the federal regulatory landscape for Medicaid and the Children’s Health...more
Longstanding structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobilized leadership in many states to take action on health equity. Structural...more
2/18/2022
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Disparate Impact ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Equity Claims ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
Patient Access ,
Racial Bias
Longstanding structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobilized leadership in many states to take action on health equity. Structural...more
Editor’s Note: At the end of the public health emergency (PHE), people currently enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are at risk of losing their coverage unless state Medicaid/CHIP agencies...more
10/27/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Management ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Information Technology ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
Open Enrollment ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Relief Measures
Medicaid programs are increasingly considering how best to address the social factors, such as housing, healthy food, and economic security, that can affect health and medical expenditures. Often referred to as social...more
Medicaid has entered a period of volatile change, unprecedented in its 51-year history.
With 74 million members nationwide,1 Medicaid provides health coverage to more than one in four Americans, ensuring access to...more
Medicaid continues to gain scale and importance nationally – as both the leading source of health coverage for Americans, and as a change agent within the healthcare marketplace.
With the number of Americans obtaining...more
Medicaid continues to gain scale and importance nationally – as both the leading source of health coverage for Americans, and as a change agent within the healthcare marketplace.
With the number of Americans obtaining...more
On May 26, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the regulations governing Medicaid managed care and make conforming changes to the rules that...more
6/13/2015
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Grievance Process ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Loss Ratio ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
NPRM ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Quality of Care Standards