Deloitte: Many states establishing Medicaid APMs, but few evaluated for effects on outcomes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states are pursuing various Medicaid alternative payment models; however, often APMs’ affect
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Federal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood
(By Merrit Kennedy for NPR) A federal appeals court has sided with the state of Arkansas against Planned Parenthood, saying
Read MoreMoody’s: Florida’s Medicaid waiver renewal aids safety-net hospitals
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The five-year renewal of Florida’s section 1115 Medicaid waiver will help hospitals offset
Read MoreClimbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage
Read MoreMedicaid Bill Backlog Pushing Illinois Doctors To The Brink Of Closure
(By Christine Herman for Side Effects Public Media) After 18 years serving the Metro East region of Illinois, pediatrician Kristin
Read MoreMedi-Cal Sued For Pushing Patients Into Managed Care Despite Judges’ Orders
(By Emily Bazar for Kaiser Health News) Alondra Diaz can’t get enough of Elmo and Barney, and she adores picture
Read More3 things to know about Maine’s proposed Medicaid waiver
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Maine Department of Health and Human Services filed a federal section 1115
Read MoreCMS extends Florida’s Medicaid waiver 5 years: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS renewed Florida’s section 1115 waiver requesting continuation of the state’s Medicaid managed
Read MoreDrug Puts A $750,000 ‘Price Tag On Life’
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Jana Gundy and Amanda Chaffin live within two hours of each other in
Read MoreAlabama abandons plan to reform Medicaid program
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The state of Alabama is ditching a plan to reform its Medicaid
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