Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requested information for 60 days on barriers to accessing health care coverage and services through Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance for states submitting Medicaid managed care contracts for review.
Letter to CMS with comments on the agency鈥檚 interim final rule for a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for hospitals and other Medicare/Medicaid participants.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a Dec. 10 letter to state Medicaid directors provided state agencies with guidance pertaining to two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
Responding to a recent request for input from the field, the AHA yesterday urged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to balance the risk and reward in its alternative payment models 鈥渋n a way that reflects the significant investments required to launch and maintain APM participation.鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Dec. 10 letter to state Medicaid directors provided state agencies with guidance pertaining to two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021. Section 202 of the CAA specified new state reporting requirements for non-鈥
The Senate Finance Committee released parts of its updated legislative text for the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act, and, as urged by the AHA, the bill does not contain Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital cuts that were included the House-passed version of the bill.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services intends to propose adding a 鈥渂irthing-friendly鈥 hospital designation on its Care Compare website to drive improvements in perinatal health outcomes and maternal health equity, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released two guidance documents to help states and territories maintain Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program coverage for eligible individuals. Access the documents here and here.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved extending postpartum coverage to 12 months after childbirth for an estimated 6,000 Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program enrollees in the Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security MOMS and FAMIS Select Demonstration.