As if there’s not enough change, beginning January 2020, about 10% of Managed Long Term Care members now must deal with a new appeal and fair hearing process. These are people in Medicaid Advantage Plus (“MAP”), which consists of a “FIDE-SNP” …
Kelly wants medical marijuana to expand Kansas Medicaid. Will she send both up in smoke? – Kansas City Star
Kelly wants medical marijuana to expand Kansas Medicaid. Will she send both up in smoke? Kansas City Star Go to Source
State officials proposed cutting Idaho Medicaid. They just dropped that plan. For now – Twin Falls Times-News
{{featured_button_text}} Backers of Medicaid expansion campaigned in 2018 in this RV. Idaho voters that year approved expanding Medicaid to people just above the federal poverty level. STATESMAN FILE WILLIAM L. SPENCE Lewiston Tribune BOISE — The Idaho Department…
BOBBY HARRISON: Some legislators see value of expanding Medicaid for prisoners – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
The Mississippi Legislature is considering a proposal to expand Medicaid – for incarcerated people. The state’s Republican leadership has long rejected efforts to expand Medicaid, as is allowed under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to provide health…
Letter: Oklahoma history repeating itself with devastating Medicaid privatization – Tulsa World
{{featured_button_text}} Oklahoma is on the verge of making a huge mistake with regards to our budget, and more importantly, the health of our underserved children. Gov. Kevin Stitt recently announced his plan to turn the state’s Medicaid program over to…
POINT / COUNTERPOINT: The greatest impact of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Point by Dr. Ed Holliday Now’s the time for Mississippi’s legislature to extend health care coverage to an estimated 170,000 Mississippians. With new enhanced blockchain technology combined with the already proposed plan from the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA), we can…
ODS to provide state-of-the-art digital dental tools for Medicaid members and providers – PRNewswire
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dental Optimizer, a suite of award-winning dental tools, in partnership with ODS Community Dental, is being developed for Medicaid providers and subscribers. The insurance-sponsored web app makes finding and booking teledentistry and in-person…
Thanks to the pandemic, Medicaid is covering more Alaskans than ever – KTOO
Emergency room entrance at Bartlett Regional Hospital. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield/KTOO) The pandemic has caused an increase in people enrolling in Medicaid. That’s true across the country and in Alaska, too. In the last six months, more than 12,000 people…
Experts seek answers on why few Medicaid providers sought COVID-19 relief – Healthcare Dive
Commissioners that help guide federal Medicaid policy raised concerns Thursday over why few Medicaid providers applied for federal relief funds amid the pandemic. Of the $175 billion allocated by Congress to help providers, about $15 billion has been allocated for…
Pritzker announces $140 million in grants for Medicaid providers – Chicago Sun-Times
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced $140 million in federal grants to Illinois Medicaid providers to help offset unexpected costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the state, federally funded health centers “have been performing heroically on the frontlines of…