CMS halts funding for designated state health programs under 1115 demonstrations: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will stop accepting state proposals for new or renewing section 1115 demonstrations
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Medicaid
8 things to know about CHIP funding right now
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program ran out in September, putting coverage
Read MoreCMS Needs to Fully Align Its Antifraud Efforts with the Fraud Risk Framework
(Source – www.gao.gov) The approach that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken for managing fraud risks
Read MoreMedicaid, Medicare reflect 59% of revenue for 5 largest commercial insurers
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) After the ACA’s passage, the number of Americans enrolled in public coverage grew
Read MoreDangling A Carrot For Patients To Take Healthy Steps: Does It Work?
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Patricia Alexander knew she needed a mammogram but just couldn’t find the time.
Read MoreWith CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Two months past its deadline, Congress has yet to fund the Children’s Health
Read MoreWhistleblower: Medicaid Managed-Care Firm Improperly Denied Care To Thousands
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In early October, an executive at one of the
Read MoreCongressional inaction threatens states’ CHIP funding: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) States are bracing to potentially lose Children’s Health Insurance Program funding amid federal
Read MoreMassachusetts Grabs Spotlight By Proposing New Twist On Medicaid Drug Coverage
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) In the absence of new federal policies to tame break-the-bank drug prices, Massachusetts’ state
Read MoreIs it Medicare or Medicaid?
(Source: blog.socialsecurity.gov) A lot of people have a difficult time understanding the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Both programs begin
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