Medicaid – Medicare Report

Health Care Finance Medicaid

More Than Half a Million People in the U.S. Are On Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, But Waiting Lists Can Both Overstate and Understate Unmet Need

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Waivers

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 28, 2022) About 656,000 people across the country were on state waiting

Health Care - General Medicaid Medicare - General

The future of hospital-at-home amid Medicaid uncertainty

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments hospital, Medicaid, medicare

By Noami Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review on November 21, 2022 Medicare has granted waivers to 256 hospitals in 37

Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicaid Nursing Homes

Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Supreme Court

(By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Explaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part D

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 22, 2022) The Inflation Reduction Act

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicaid

OIG: Better oversight needed for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in two states

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medicaid, Office of Inspector General

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS Office of Inspector General found states frequently pay capitation benefits for

Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General

Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Federally Qualified Health Center, Primary Care

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest

Affordable Care Act (ACA) CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

CMS commits $99M to boost ACA enrollment

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Affordable Care Act, Medicaid

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is investing $98.9 million in organizations that help people navigate the ACA

CMS Health Care Redesign LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employer Healthcare Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Here’s who Democrats’ drug pricing bill will actually help

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Millions of patients in the Medicare program could eventually see lower prescription drug

Dental/Oral Health Medicaid Medicare - General

New Hampshire to launch state’s first dental residency program: 5 notes

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Ariana Portalatin for Becker’s Hospital Review) The program, operated by the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine in Boston,

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