Medicaid
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended five additional years of federal funding for the State Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, calling for action 鈥渁s soon as possible鈥 to preserve health insurance coverage for more than 8 million children and mitigate budget鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will partner with up to six states to test a new accountable care organization model for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. CMS is accepting letters of intent from states that wish to work with the agency to design certain state-鈥
The 114th Congress finished its work last week, and lawmakers have returned to their districts for the holidays.
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2016.
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released two rules, one final and one proposed, to address eligibility and appeals processes for the Medicaid and CHIP programs. The final rule completes the agency鈥檚 work related to appeals, notices and Medicaid eligibility changes鈥
CMS on Nov. 18 published a proposed rule that would limit states' ability to increase or create new pass-through payments for hospitals, physicians or nursing homes under Medicaid managed care contracts.
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2016.
CMS published in the Aug. 15 Federal Register a proposed rule on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments regarding the treatment of third-party payers in calculating uncompensated care.