LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Latest on the final day of the Arkansas legislative session and start of a special session to deal with Medicaid and other matters (all times local): 5:30 p.m. An Arkansas House committee has advanced…
An Update on ACA Medicaid Expansion: What to Watch in North Carolina and Beyond
North Carolina started implementation of the ACA Medicaid expansion on December 1, 2023, after becoming the 41st state to adopt the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion when Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation earlier this year. Expansion will be implemented…
New York Medicaid Expansion
Know Your Rights: What You Need to Know About NYS Medicaid Expansion in 2023 This year’s Health Budget makes significant changes to New York’s Medicaid program – expanding eligibility to 133% of the federal poverty law (FPL) and changing budgeting rules…
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Look at the Evolving Landscape of Federal OUD Treatment Policies
Opioid overdose deaths, primarily driven by fentanyl, have surged during the pandemic, exposing significant gaps in access to and availability of treatment. From 2016 to 2021, opioid overdose deaths nearly doubled, from 42,249 to 80,411. By 2021, these deaths accounted…
South Dakota GOP advances Medicaid work requirement bill – Fox News
South Dakota Republican lawmakers on Monday advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state to try and force people on Medicaid to work despite federal policy prohibiting such requirements. The proposal would change the state constitution and would…
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2023
As 2023 kicks off, a number of issues are at play that could affect coverage and financing under Medicaid, the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care coverage to low-income Americans. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed in December 2022,…
State Policies for Expanding Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker (CHW) Services
Many states use community health worker (CHW) services to address the health needs of targeted populations, including enrollees with chronic conditions or complex behavioral or physical health needs. Services provided by CHWs may include culturally appropriate health promotion and education,…
Medicaid expansion plus PrEP and antivirals could lower HIV transmission in Houston, model projects – EurekAlert
December 12, 2022 – Enacting Medicaid expansion in Texas and increasing the use of preventive and antiviral medications could result in a decline of new HIV infections among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men…
‘A complete about face’: Some Republicans change tune on Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion – POLITICO
A registered nurse, left, administers a pediatric Covid-19 vaccine to a child as his mother comforts him. The Covid-19 public health emergency helped millions of people stay on Medicaid during the pandemic. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Democratic governors in North…
How a Chicago-area Orthopedics Practice Went From 1% Medicaid Patients to 80%, and Remained Profitable – Managed Healthcare Executive
Andrew Shadid and Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine applied some of the principles of reverse innovation to make the practice successful. When Andrew Shadid talks with orthopedic surgeons, “they kind of laugh” at his practice’s approach of focusing on Medicaid…