President Biden’s FY 2022 budget proposes lowering the Medicare enrollment age from 65 to 60, and a group of over 150 House Democrats recently called for a provision lowering the Medicare age to 60 or 55 to be included in…
Medicaid Recipients to be “Default Enrolled” into Medicare Special Needs Plans when they Enroll in Medicare– April 1, 2021
. WHAT CHANGE IS HAPPENING APRIL 1, 2021 Beginning April 1, 2021, a change is coming for New York Medicaid recipients who newly become enrolled in Medicare and become “Dual Eligibles” – someone who has both Medicare and Medicaid. Every month about 3,000…
Utilization and Spending Trends in Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs, 2015-2019
Prescription drug spending in Medicaid and other health programs has returned to the national policy debate. This analysis examines Medicaid outpatient prescription drug utilization and spending before rebates over the 2015 to 2019 period, which is helpful for understanding recent…
Supplemental Security Income for People with Disabilities: Implications for Medicaid
The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides a cash payment to serve as a minimum level of income for people who have low incomes and limited assets and meet the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) strict rules that define disability.…
Medicaid Renewals/Recertifications in New York City- TIPS
This article available as a fact sheet in ENGLISH and SPANISH This article is for people whose Medicaid is administered by the NYC Medicaid program, run by the Human Resources Administration (HRA). If your Medicaid is handled by the New…
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, CMS Head, Vows To Improve Access To Health Care : Shots – Health News – NPR
Enlarge this image Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, sworn in last week as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she will focus on improving Americans’ access to health care. Any discussions of shoring up Medicare funding, she says,…
Physician Pleads Guilty in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy | OPA – Department of Justice
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Federal Solution Needed to Close Medicaid Coverage Gap. Missouri Shows Us Why. – The Center for Law and Social Policy
By Suzanne Wikle In August 2020, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance for the 230,000 Missourians in the coverage gap, effective July 1, 2021. Denying the will of the voters, in May the…
Medicaid insurers at heart of Nevada public option plan – Healthcare Dive
Nevada’s plan to launch a public option health plan hinges on participation from the state’s Medicaid managed care organizations. After passing both houses of the legislature, Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak told reporters Tuesday he will sign the bill that will…
Study: State Medicaid Income Limits Impact Cancer Survival Rates – Pharmacy Times
Patients with newly diagnosed cancer live longer in states with higher Medicaid income limits, according to new study results to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 Annual Meeting. Income eligibility limits for Medicaid can vary…