On November 20, 2019, Tennessee submitted an amendment to its longstanding Section 1115 Waiver that would make major financing and administrative changes to its Medicaid program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certified the waiver as complete and…
Lawmakers rip last-minute, $8 billion Medicaid contract awarded by Bevin administration – Courier Journal
CLOSE What to to know about changes to Medicaid co-pay in Kentucky. Scott Utterback, Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT — A recent award of $8 billion in state Medicaid contracts by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin came under fire on two…
Fitbit partners with WellCare of Georgia’s Medicaid plan with focus on chronic disease management – FierceHealthcare
Fitness tracker company Fitbit is teaming up with a Medicaid plan in Georgia to encourage beneficiaries to better manage their chronic conditions. Marking the company’s first partnership with a Medicaid plan, Fitbit is working with WellCare of Georgia to arm Medicaid enrollees…
Post-election, Virginia dodges Medicaid work requirements – WHSV
RICHMOND, Va. (CNS) — Virginia residents with Medicaid will not be required to work in order to keep their policies since Gov. Ralph Northam halted the work requirements he previously agreed to implement nearly two years ago as a bipartisan…
Cut Medicaid Spending According to GOP – Spectrum News
Nick Langworthy, chair of New York’s Republican Party, says in order to lower the $6.1 billion budget deficit the state is facing, Democrats need to cut spending, starting with Medicaid. Langworthy says the state spends more on Medicaid than Florida…
Idaho Medicaid expansion set to launch in January – Boise State University The Arbiter Online
Medicaid expansion is set to launch in January 2020, this comes after the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) saw 43,000 of the 91,000 eligible Idaho residents apply for coverage. The expansion will provide coverage to Idaho residents between…
Medicaid shortfalls help drive community benefit growth – Crain’s Cleveland Business
From research and education to subsidized health services and outreach programs, to the growing gap between the cost of caring for Medicaid patients and the reimbursements hospitals receive, Northeast Ohio’s health systems report that they are providing an increasing amount…
New York’s $4B Medicaid mess shows why push for single payer is insane – New York Post
The Cuomo administration recently revealed that New York’s Medicaid program is running over budget by an astonishing 16 percent, or $4 billion, even though enrollment is flat and medical inflation is at historic lows. This seemingly out-of-nowhere spending spike has…
Robert B. Scott column: Medicaid expansion moves Virginia forward – Richmond.com
Much has been said about the fact that the U.S. has millions of uninsured or poorly insured health care recipients despite being the richest economy in the world, and that health costs in most developed nations are only half of…
NH Democrats propose fix to Medicaid to Schools funding drop off – Concord Monitor
As New Hampshire schools grapple with $29 million in lost funding after a federal clamp-down over school medical billing, lawmakers are looking for a legal fix. A bill by state Sen. Jay Kahn, a Keene Democrat, would overhaul the licensing…