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CMMI Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model Applications Due Soon

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On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model. TMaH is ten-year delivery and payment model designed to test...more

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North Carolina’s New Plan to Relieve Medical Debt

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On July 1, North Carolina announced a new plan to relieve past medical debt for low- and middle-income consumers and mitigate the impact of medical debt going forward. Under the proposal, hospitals that choose to implement...more

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[Webinar] New Medicaid Options to Provide Housing Services: Realizing the Potential - March 28th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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Medicaid’s role in addressing housing insecurity and homelessness is rapidly evolving, with many states taking advantage of new federal flexibilities to provide housing and housing-related services to enrollees whose health...more

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New Mexico Latest State to Expand Medicaid Behavioral Health Program, Add Mobile Crisis Intervention Program

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New Mexico recently became the latest state to receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval to expand the state’s behavioral health service offerings through mobile crisis intervention teams. Under...more

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Advancing Women’s Reproductive Health Access: Medicaid Should Be a Part of Your Growth Strategy

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The Medicaid Market: A Huge and Growing Investment Opportunity - Medicaid is a critical source of health care coverage for women in their childbearing years, covering 1 in 5, or 13 million, women of reproductive age and...more

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Enhancing Access to Medicaid Family Planning Program Services: State-Level Best Practices

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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

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Implementing State-Level Policy and Operational Processes That Enhance Access to Medicaid Family Planning Program Services

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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

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[Webinar] Proposed Rules on Medicaid Payments, Access and Quality: Implications for Health Care Stakeholders - June 20th, 1:00 pm...

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On Thursday, April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two highly anticipated proposed rules... Together, these would reshape the federal regulatory landscape for Medicaid and the Children’s Health...more

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[Webinar] Enhancing Access to Medicaid Family Planning Program Services: State-Level Best Practices - June 22nd, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm...

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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

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CMS Releases Proposed Rule: Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

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On May 3, 2023 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed rule Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services. The proposed rule seeks to increase transparency in payment rates,...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 1, 2023

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Lots of Healthcare Activity in Congress - Activity in Congress focusing on healthcare issues has increased over the last few weeks and is not slowing down anytime soon. This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...more

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[Webinar] Innovative Strategies to Address SDOH: Lessons From North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots - March 30th, 2:00 pm...

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North Carolina’s “Healthy Opportunities Pilots” were among the first 1115 demonstrations granting broad state authority to leverage Medicaid funding to address drivers of health—the conditions in which people live, work and...more

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[Webinar] New Medicaid Opportunities for Financing Health-Related Social Needs: A Conversation With States - January 9th, 3:00 pm...

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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

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[Webinar] Integrating Community Care Hubs into Efforts to Address SDOH: A Playbook for State Medicaid Agencies - November 18th,...

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In a new webinar based on their soon-to-be-released resource, Integrating Community Care Hubs into Efforts to Address Social Drivers of Health: A Playbook for State Medicaid Agencies, Manatt Health and the Partnership to...more

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Leveraging Medicaid to Reduce Youth Homelessness

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Youth Receiving Residential and Inpatient Behavioral Health Care Are at Increased Risk of Homelessness - The Issue - Youth with behavioral health needs, particularly those receiving residential and inpatient treatment,...more

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[Webinar] Meeting Health-Related Social Needs Through Medicaid: A New Opportunity for States - April 6th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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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

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[Webinar] Assessing the Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi - February 2nd, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm ET

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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

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Assessing Enhanced Federal Funding for HCBS Under the American Rescue Plan Act

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Editor’s Note: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, enacting a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The legislation includes a number of provisions that will significantly...more

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California COVID-19 State Agency Guidance - March 2021 #2

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Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) - SPA 21-0016 CMS-Approved State Plan Amendment (03/26/2021)...more

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New York State Budget Update: Joint Legislative Public Hearing on Health, Medicaid

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On February 25, 2021, the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate convened their annual Health and Medicaid hearing on the proposed Executive Budget, which was previously scheduled to take place February 5, 2021....more

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Wisconsin Medicaid Divisor Update

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UPDATE: Our July 28, 2020, post informed you that the Wisconsin Medicaid divisor would remain unchanged in 2020...more

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[Virtual Event] 2021 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 1st - 3rd, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm CST

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The first ever VIRTUAL Managed Care Compliance Conference will have the great speakers and content you have come to expect from the in-person event. Each year, we look forward to hosting compliance professionals at our...more

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In Pursuit of Whole Person Health: Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care & 1115 Waivers to Address SDOH

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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

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CMS Approvals of COVID-19 1115 Waivers are Limited to Date

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Four months after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offered state Medicaid programs a new COVID-19 Section 1115 waiver opportunity, five of at least 20 applying states have received approval of their waiver...more

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Wisconsin Medicaid Divisor Staying Put. For Now.

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Every year before July 1st, Wisconsin publishes an updated Medicaid divisor to be in effect starting on July 1st of that year until June 30th of the next year. This year, Wisconsin has not yet updated its Medicaid divisor due...more

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