State policymakers have a few tools at their disposal as they try to lower state healthcare spending, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
First, states can support greater competition between...
States have an opportunity to use the increased federal matching for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) to accelerate coronavirus vaccination uptake, a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)...
CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are urging all states to take steps to ensure that immigrants who are eligible for Medicaid are aware of their eligibility.
“As...
The uninsurance rate may be declining and the American Rescue Plan Act’s changes may be partially responsible for this shift, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
The report pulls its data...
The healthcare industry has changed substantially since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but a recent Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief found that one fact remains the same: individuals in...
As policymakers consider using Affordable Care Act subsidies to reduce the Medicaid gap and extend healthcare coverage to all Americans with incomes below the federal poverty line, they could implement...
While the Medicaid retroactive eligibility requirement may not have major impacts on uncompensated care costs, changes to Medicaid retroactive eligibility could have damaging effects, according to an...
Expanding immigrant healthcare coverage for noncitizen children can lead to a decrease in the children uninsurance rate without having a significant effect on employer-sponsored health plans, a Health...
Although Missouri Medicaid expansion passed by a popular vote through an initiative petition, a recent court ruling has paused progress on the measure.
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion effort was...
The state of Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion has improved access to coverage for its residents, CMS announced.
"Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people in this country and a step in the long...
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) saw a boost in enrollment during the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of insured individuals to over 80 million, HHS...
Seniors who do not have coverage for lung cancer screenings as a preventive service are less likely to receive the screening, a recent study from Epic Health Research Network (EHRN) found.
EHRN...
A small fraction of the Medicaid population utilizes non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefits, but for that community of beneficiaries NEMT programs can be indispensable, a MACPAC...
Aetna is expanding its existing Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) plan to provide coverage for all dual eligibles in Illinois.
Since March 2014, the MMAI has been providing coordinated...
Updated 6/11/2021: This article has been updated with a quote from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's chief medical officer. A previous version included an quote from a partner of Blue...
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can play a strong role in children’s mental and physical health following the coronavirus pandemic by introducing long-term...
The American Rescue Plan boosted the federal matching rate (FMAP) for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS), thereby increasing federal spending on social determinants of health, according...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Mission Health have signed an agreement that will expand the benefits of value-based care to members across Western North Carolina and...
Immigrant families who are in the process of getting their green cards or temporary visas continue to avoid using government-funded programs including public payer coverage due to the 2019 public...
Affordable Care Act marketplace premiums have dropped for the third consecutive year and themes are emerging as the marketplace becomes more stable, a recent Urban Institute report found.
“In...
