Medicaid
A Maine judge last week ordered the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to comply with a recent ballot measure expanding Medicaid eligibility to qualified low-income residents.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday reapproved a Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver for Kentucky that requires some adult beneficiaries to work or participate in other “community engagement” activities.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit yesterday affirmed a district court decision that barred the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from using FAQs 33 and 34 in calculating Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for Tennessee hospitals.
Special Bulletin: CMS proposed rule would make changes to Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations
The CMS, Nov. 8 released a proposed rule that would make changes to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulations and, specifically, to a number of provisions contained in the agency’s 2016 final rule.
Mothers and infants enrolled in the Strong Start birth centers model had $2,010 lower costs on average, 25 percent lower preterm birth rates and better birth outcomes than other comparable women enrolled in Medicaid.
A Montana ballot initiative that would have provided funding to continue Medicaid coverage for low-income adults beyond 2019 failed by a narrow margin Tuesday, with 47 percent of voters supporting the measure.
Now that Election 2018 is in the books, what do the results mean for hospitals and health systems?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would streamline Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care regulations.
Voters in Nebraska, Idaho and Utah yesterday approved ballot measures calling for their states to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults.
The Institute for Medicaid Innovation today released a new report that provides an overview of maternal behavioral health; risk factors, outcomes, and implications of maternal behavioral health disorders; barriers to obtaining behavioral health services; and opportunities for community…