Medicaid
Last month, we urged the Senate to go back to the drawing board after its original proposal included dramatic cuts to the Medicaid program and the loss of health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans.If enacted, the Better Care Reconciliation Act would mean real consequences for real…
Senate Republican leaders today unveiled a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, legislation to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule updating the Payment Error Rate Measurement and Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control programs to reflect how states adjudicate eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program under the Affordable…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has delayed until after the Fourth of July recess any action on the Better Care Reconciliation Act, legislation introduced June 22 to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Two provisions in the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) are intended to bring greater parity in Medicaid spending across traditionally high- and low-spend states.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act would result in 22 million more people uninsured in 2026 and cut $772 billion in federal spending from the Medicaid program from 2017-2026, according to an analysis released today by the Congressional Budget Office.
The AHA has developed a number of new resources to assist you as you urge your senators to oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act, legislation introduced June 22 to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Please continue to reach out and urge your senators to oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act, legislation introduced June 22 to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today held a hearing on extending federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Without congressional action, federal funding for CHIP is set to expire Sept. 30. Witnesses at the hearing included…
More than 16.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and April 30, 2017, increasing total enrollment in the programs by more than 29% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to…