Medicaid
The state of Tennessee yesterday released for public comment a proposal to convert the bulk of federal funding for its Medicaid program to a block grant.
Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today introduced legislation that would prohibit using federal funds to implement, administer or enforce the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule.
The AHA and five other hospital groups filed a friend-of-the court brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington to prevent the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule from taking effect Oct. 15.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw its proposal to rescind a 2015 rule that requires states to develop and submit access monitoring review plans for certain Medicaid services.
AHA to CMS Re: Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services-Rescission
AHA's comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule to rescind requirements that states assess their Medicaid fee-for-service provider payments to determine if they are sufficient to ensure beneficiary access to covered services.
The rule would force millions of immigrants “to choose between accepting public services and accepting a green card … an impossible choice,” the brief states.
The AHA and five other hospital groups September 11, 2019, filed a friend-of-the court brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to prevent the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule from taking effect Oct. 15.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week rejected a request from Idaho for a state innovation waiver under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, saying the agency did not have enough information to evaluate the application.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued guidance for states on how to determine certain sponsored immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy Monday vetoed state appropriations that would have restored $50 million in Medicaid funding cuts for fiscal year 2020.