Around 3.6 million children in the US are uninsured, but coverage varies by race, state, and income, highlighting stark disparities in children’s health insurance coverage, according to a report...
The top-performing Medicare and Medicaid health plans for the 2020-21 plan year earned exceptional quality scores based on the plans’ customer satisfaction, preventive care, and treatment...
Almost half of medical loss ratio (MLR) reports from state Medicaid managed care plans were incomplete, indicating the need for CMS to increase states’ oversight of MLR reporting, the Office of...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will cover doses of the coronavirus monoclonal antibody treatment bebtelovimab for the uninsured and underinsured, the department...
The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) has submitted a proposal to lawmakers that aims to overcome the stall in negotiations and pass Medicaid expansion.
The proposal was delivered to Senate...
Coverage type may be a factor in unfair treatment in the patient experience among the uninsured and those with public insurance coverage, according to an Urban Institute study.
“Unfair treatment...
States across the country are working with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to obtain Section 1115 demonstration waivers to...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved a proposal from Oregon’s Medicaid program, Oregon Health Plan, to cover community-based substance abuse and mental healthcare...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its public charge final rule which clarifies how HHS and states will supply benefits for noncitizens—namely, that the use of most public...
Health insurance type is a risk factor for delayed diagnosis of colon cancer, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.
The researchers noted that less than four out of ten...
Around 15 million beneficiaries will lose Medicaid coverage when the program’s continuous enrollment provision ends with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), according to a report from the...
Virginia Medicaid beneficiaries experienced fewer financial concerns during the coronavirus pandemic due to Medicaid expansion, according to self-reported data published by Health Affairs.
“Our...
State Medicaid programs’ adoption of and investment in home and community-based service waivers for seniors grew in the past 20 years, an article in Health Affairs found.
“Our results...
CMS has released a proposed rule that aims to establish reporting requirements and standardize quality measures across Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to help identify...
When federal funding for the Navigator program was reduced significantly, private companies did not make up for the lack of outreach, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Many...
HHS and CMS announced that Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio have been approved to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for 12 months after pregnancy, increasing maternal healthcare access for an additional...
Medicaid expansion can alter the characteristics of states’ Medicaid populations, which is a factor that policymakers need to consider when formulating standards for quality of care and patient...
Treatment initiation rates for hepatitis C indicate care disparities for individuals who are not White as well as those who are younger and male individuals, a report from the Centers for Disease...
When the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 4, 2022, payers and payer organizations met the proposed law with largely positive reactions, though some payer groups pointed out areas...
The presence of long COVID may spur changes in health insurance coverage, as people with employer-sponsored health plans may have to cut back their hours or stop working, according to data from the...