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Health Policy Update for Friday, April 16
/in coronavirus, COVID 19 /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, April 16. The White House COVID-19 The White House announced $1.7 billion in new federal spending from the American Rescue Plan to help states and other jurisdictions improve their detection, monitoring, and mitigation of COVID-19 variants. This […]
Medicaid Coverage “Cliff” Poses Threat to Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
/in Medicaid, Medicare, private safety-net hospitals, safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockNearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries do not meet the criteria for Medicaid eligibility but have so little income that they are unlikely to be able to afford their share of their Medicare costs, such as co-pays and deductibles. This is known as the “Medicaid coverage cliff,” and because they care for so many low-income seniors, […]
Health Policy Update for Wednesday, April 14
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicaid, Medicare /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14. Temporary Halt to Use of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen Vaccine The White House held a press briefing on Tuesday, April 13 during which the White House press secretary, its COVID-19 response coordinator, and Dr. […]
MACPAC Meets
/in MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the sessions. MACPAC kicked off its April meeting with a review of a draft chapter for the June 2021 report to Congress and recommendations on addressing high-cost specialty drugs. Since 2017, […]
Health Policy Update for Monday, April 12
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12. The White House COVID-19 The White House has posted a transcript of the April 12 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team and public health officials. Health Policy and Budget News The Biden administration […]