Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance in response to questions on maintaining Medicaid enrollment during the Public Health Emergency under its interim final rule implementing Section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
States鈥 decisions to expand Medicaid may have important implications for their hospitals鈥 financial ability to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released new webinars and tools to support state Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program agencies and their partners in efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
Medicaid managed care organizations with enrollees dually eligible for Medicare can participate in the Direct Contracting Model鈥檚 Professional and Global Options beginning in January 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance for states and territories on Medicaid, Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and Basic Health Program coverage and reimbursement for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program increased 5.6% between July 2019 and July 2020, driven largely by the economic downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
At a Glance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in coordination with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Dec. 10 proposed new regulations that would build on efforts to improve the electronic exchange of health care information,鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that seeks to streamline prior authorization processes implemented by health plans serving the Medicaid, Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in cases challenging the Department of Health and Human Services for authorizing Arkansas and New Hampshire to condition Medicaid coverage on work requirements and other restrictions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 25 released a proposed rule that would implement the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces (or 鈥渆xchanges鈥) for 2022. In the rule, CMS proposes to allow states to cease use of centralized鈥