CMS names 6 Medicaid advanced APMs for 2019
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) For the 2019 performance year, CMS said six Medicaid payment arrangements will qualify as Advanced
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Dual eligible care models provide highly coordinated healthcare services
According to a new AHIP report, Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible care models provide extensive care coordination to ensure beneficiaries with
Read moreA Setback For Massachusetts In States’ Drive To Contain Medicaid Drug Spending
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) States serve as “laboratories of democracy,” as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said.
Read moreHow 5 lawsuits could change US healthcare industry
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Senate Judiciary Committee began its confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as
Read moreMedicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Daunting Health Needs Still Slip Through The Crack
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Sherri and Thomas Croom have been foster parents to 27 children — from
Read moreMedicaid plans are falling behind with electronic claims management adoption
According to a new Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. (CAQH) report, state Medicaid programs are significantly lagging with the
Read moreStates Question Costs Of Middlemen That Manage Medicaid Drug Benefits
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Several states are questioning the cost of using pharmacy middlemen to manage their prescription drug
Read morePhysician Medicaid participation not linked to fee bump, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicaid fee bump implemented in 2013-14 was not associated with an uptick
Read moreMedicaid Under The Influence: How Drugmakers Sway Medication Options For Patients
(By Liz Essley Whyte, Joe Yerardi and Alison Kodjak for NPR and The Center for Public Integrity) Eight months pregnant,
Read moreInsurers Fall Short In Catching And Reporting Medicaid Fraud, Inspectors Find
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid
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