Affordable Care Act, Block Grants

What Does New Block Grant Guidance Mean for Medicaid?

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/9/2020

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

ACA Medicaid Expansion Weakens: Trump Administration Unveils Optional Plan for Block Grants

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/12/2020

January 30th, 2020 marked a dramatic change in Medicaid funding, as the Trump Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) showcased a plan, called the “Healthy Adult Opportunity,” that would permit...more

CMS Releases Block Grant Guidance: Answers to your FAQs

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 2/5/2020

On January 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its long awaited and highly anticipated State Medicaid Director Letter (SMD Letter) announcing the “Healthy Adult Opportunity” (HAO) initiative...more

CMS Releases Long-Awaited Block Grant Guidance

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 2/3/2020

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Healthy Adult Opportunity initiative, long-awaited guidance that would enable states to convert Medicaid funding into a block grant for...more

Tennessee Announces First-in-Nation Block Grant Proposal

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 9/23/2019

On September 17, 2019, Tennessee released its proposal to block grant most of the funding the state’s Medicaid program (TennCare) receives from the Federal government. If approved by CMS, the amendment to the state’s...more

2019: What to Expect in Health Care Policy

Baker Donelson on 2/12/2019

Health care issues will remain a central focus in Washington throughout 2019. Having gained control of the House following the 2018 mid-term elections, Democrats now have the ability to block President Trump's legislative...more

The Buzz About Block Grants

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/17/2019

With the recent scoop from Politico that the Trump Administration is considering giving states the ability to implement Medicaid block grants, there has been considerable speculation on what the Administration is planning....more

As Congress Struggles With ACA Repeal, Trump Administration Moves Forward With Regulatory Reform

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/31/2018

The Trump administration and Republican-led Congress spent substantial time and political capital in 2017 on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and enact sweeping Medicaid reform. By the end of the...more

Fractal Geometry, Actuarial Risk, and §1332 Waivers—The Role of the States in Reforming Health Care

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 9/25/2017

At this writing, the prospects for success of the latest Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act appear bleak — but the Graham-Cassidy bill on which the GOP has pinned its last-ditch hopes highlights a major...more

Fate of Last-Minute Affordable Care Act Initiatives Uncertain

Baker Donelson on 9/21/2017

This week, the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) gained new momentum in two separate, but connected channels. As the fiscal year (FY) budget reconciliation window enabling expedited passage of an ACA repeal draws to a...more

GOP senators trying to sneak in one more push to repeal, replace Obamacare

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 9/18/2017

As the 40th President of the United States used to mutter, well, there they go again. The Republicans in the 115th Congress apparently will make another go at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, what may be...more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – September 2017

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 9/13/2017

“It’s déjà vu all over again.” We’re back again this week for an important round of hearings in HELP and Finance where we will be paying close attention to the tone emanating from the hearings especially after Chairman...more

After GOP fails to repeal Obamacare, what’s next for U.S. health care?

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/31/2017

As the late, sultry diva Peggy Lee used to croon: Is that all there is? The Republicans in Washington, after seven years of trying and dozens of faux earlier votes, have failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...more

Senate Releases Repeal and Replace Legislation on ACA: The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/28/2017

After weeks of secrecy, the Senate has released a discussion draft of legislation that is the counterpart of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) previously passed by the House. The Senate legislation, entitled the Better Care...more

Highlights of Better Care Reconciliation Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2017

U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, unveiled a "discussion draft" of their healthcare plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. This memorandum provides highlights of key provisions. The Congressional Budget Office...more

Senate GOP’s Health Care Plan Reshapes House’s Bill to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/23/2017

When the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), and shipped it across the Capitol for the Senate’s consideration, key senators said they intended to write their own bill...more

Provider Payments Under a Medicaid Per Capita Cap

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 3/16/2017

In a February 24th blog post, we described Medicaid block grants and per capita caps in terms of A x B = C to demonstrate how those payment policies work. ‘A’ is the amount a state is paid per beneficiary, ‘B’ is the number...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - March 2017

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/10/2017

House Republicans release long-awaited ACA repeal and replace legislation, Arkansas proposes a new waiver amendment to lower expansion adult eligibility levels, and California and Maine are considering new policies to tackle...more

Draft GOP Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal and Replacement Leaked

King & Spalding on 3/9/2017

On Friday, February 24, 2017, Politico released details of a leaked draft House GOP “repeal and replace” bill (Draft) aimed at dismantling key provisions of the ACA, including Medicaid expansion, the individual mandate,...more

New State-by-State Toolkit Highlights Challenges in Capping Medicaid Funding

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/7/2017

With key leaders in Congress proposing major changes to Medicaid financing through the adoption of a block grant or per capita caps, Manatt has prepared a new toolkit for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health...more

Medicaid: Significant Changes Coming in 2017 and Beyond

Baker Donelson on 1/19/2017

With Congress back in session, attention in the health care policy universe is directed squarely at Washington, where Republicans in Congress and the Trump Administration are debating how to repeal and replace the Affordable...more

What Trump’s HHS Secretary Appointment Could Mean for Healthcare Providers

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 12/2/2016

President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 28, 2016, that current House Budget Chair Representative Tom Price is his choice for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. Many providers are wondering what health care...more

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