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CMS Proposes Easing Medicaid Access Protections
/0 Comments/in Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockStates would have to do less to ensure access to Medicaid-covered services for their Medicaid population under a new regulation proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In 2015, CMS required states to track their Medicaid fee-for-service payments and submit them to the federal government as part of a process to ensure that […]
Medicaid DSH Delay Advances in Energy and Commerce Committee
/0 Comments/in Affordable Care Act, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockMedicaid disproportionate share cuts would be delayed for two years under a proposal advanced last week by the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Medicaid DSH cuts, mandated by the Affordable Care Act, have already been delayed three times by Congress and could be on their way to a fourth delay […]
The Role of Medicaid in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
/0 Comments/in Medicaid, private safety-net hospitals, social determinants of health /by Joseph SteinbockMedicaid can play a major role in addressing the social determinants of health. Or so argues a recent post on the Health Affairs Blog. According to the post, social determinants of health – income, education, decent housing, access to food, and more – significantly influence the health and well-being of individuals – including low-income individuals […]
Study Finds Surprise in Sources of Medicaid, CHIP Growth
/0 Comments/in Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockWhile enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has been greatest among low-income families working full-time for small businesses, growth in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment among low-income families employed full-time by big businesses has been rising faster in recent years. According to a new study published in the journal Health Affairs, Medicaid and CHIP enrollment among low-income […]
CMS Outlines New Medicaid Program Integrity Activities
/0 Comments/in Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockThe federal government will introduce a number of initiatives to combat Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse in the coming months. In an article on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ blog, CMS administrator Seema Verma outlined her agency’s major Medicaid program integrity efforts of the past year, including: Oversight of state Medicaid claiming and […]