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On July 23, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health...more
7/30/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Incarcerated Beneficiaries ,
Medicaid ,
Minor Children ,
Patient Access
In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved seven new Reentry Section 1115 Demonstrations in Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont. These states join California,...more
On February 26, 2024, Montana received Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval to provide contingency management, tenancy supports, and Reentry Initiative services under its Section 1115 Healing and Ending...more
3/7/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Montana ,
Patient Access ,
Scope of Treatment ,
Substance Abuse
Individuals leaving incarceration have disproportionately higher rates of physical and behavioral health diagnoses and are at higher risk for injury and death compared with people who have not been incarcerated. Race...more
6/23/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Eligibility ,
Enrollment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Inmates ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Substance Abuse ,
Webinars
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
1/31/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Inmates ,
Medi-Cal ,
Medicaid ,
Prisoners ,
Regulatory Agenda
As the Biden administration begins its second year in office, the administration remains focused on its core health policy agenda—advancing coverage, access and equity....more
2/4/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth
The Big Picture -
On August 10, 2021, a Missouri circuit court ruled that Missouri can no longer delay Medicaid expansion. This order follows the July 22, 2021 unanimous Missouri Supreme Court ruling that ordered the state...more
8/12/2021
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Ballot Measures ,
Biden Administration ,
FMAP ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Medicaid ,
MO Supreme Court ,
State Constitutions ,
State Funding
Today, March 23, 2020, marks the ten-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law. Despite multiple judicial challenges, congressional action to halt key provisions, and unsuccessful attempts to...more