Medicaid Expansion in Jeopardy?
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion resulted in 40 of the 50 states (and the District of Columbia) expanding their Medicaid programs because of the health reform law’s promise of additional federal funding to help pay for care for the [...]
ASH Asks Congress for Help With Medicaid DSH, More
With the fast-approaching end of the current continuing resolution funding the federal government through the end of March, the Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has asked Congress to extend critical policies that are in jeopardy of expiring without its intervention. In [...]
The Potential Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements
Many policymakers in Washington, D.C. are again talking about imposing work requirements on the Medicaid population. Limited work requirements were imposed during the late 2010s in some states, although many were overturned by the courts. But as policymakers consider such [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for February 6
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 31 – February 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Introduction With the pause in external communication that the new [...]
Executive Order Seeks to Reduce Federal Regulations
A new executive order issued by the Trump administration calls for a significant reduction in federal regulations. Describing many current federal regulations as overly complex, burdensome, and obstacles to economic growth and innovation, the order directs that Unless prohibited by [...]
State-by-State Medicaid Data
New resources published by the Commonwealth Fund share information on the role of Medicaid in serving the U.S. population on a state-by-state basis. The one-page fact sheets – one for each state – share data about how many people in [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 30
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 24-30. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Introduction With the pause in external communication that the new administration imposed on [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 23
The Administration Public Communication The new administration has directed HHS to pause all external communications, including announcements, advisories, regular publications, and web site updates. According to a published report, "HHS has issued a pause on mass communications and public appearances [...]
MedPAC Meets
MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meetings on Thursday, January 13 and Friday, January 14. The subjects on the meetings’ agenda were: assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: physician and other health professional services assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 16
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 11-17. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress House Budget Committee Republican members of the House Budget Committee have circulated [...]
