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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Arizona鈥檚 plan to allow new enrollment in the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 approval is a step forward for the health of Arizona children in low-income families,鈥 said Vikki Wachino, CMS deputy administrator and鈥
Health care providers and other stakeholders may email questions and concerns regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 final rule applying certain provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicaid鈥
A 鈥淕erm Crusher鈥 challenge at Children's Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, patients and families to increase hand hygiene compliance鈥攁nd have fun at the same time. The 486-bed children's hospital in Aurora, Colo., launched the project over a four-week period in鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed changes to the Payment Error Rate Measurement and Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control programs to reflect how states adjudicate eligibility for Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program under the Affordable Care Act. The鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $32 million in grants to find and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon issued its long awaited final rule on Medicaid managed care; the first major update in more than a decade. The final rule tracks closely to the proposed rule and would provide new standards for managed care provider networks,鈥
Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children鈥檚 hospitals, according to a study reported today in JAMA Pediatrics. Based on a review of administrative data from 31 freestanding children鈥檚 hospitals between 2010 and 2013, appropriate use鈥
Nearly 15 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2016, increasing total enrollment in the programs by 26.5% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a report 鈥
Almost 28% of uninsured U.S. residents under age 65 are eligible for Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, while 21% are eligible for premium tax credits through the Health Insurance Marketplaces, according to a new report by the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued a final rule applying certain provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 to Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicaid alternative benefit plans (ABPs) and the Children's Health鈥