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Becoming Healthy Louisiana: System-Assisted Medicaid Enrollment

Robert Green July 18, 2016 Medicaid News

Enrollment in Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion, which began on June 1st, got off to a rapid start, with 233,794 new enrollees by June 30th.1 This robust beginning was due in large measure to months of behind-the-scenes work aimed at leveraging information…

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Analysis Finds Specialty Drugs Rank High Among Medicaid’s Most Costly Outpatient Drugs

Robert Green July 18, 2016 Medicaid News

Costly specialty drugs, such as those used to treat Hepatitis C and HIV, are among the most costly medications in state Medicaid programs, chiefly because of their high prices for a course of treatment, according to a new Kaiser Family…

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Medicaid’s Most Costly Outpatient Drugs

Robert Green July 18, 2016 Medicaid News

The launch of several expensive hepatitis C drugs over the past few years has ushered the topic of high cost prescription drugs back into the public’s and policymakers’ attention. With over 70 million beneficiaries, many of whom have complicated health…

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A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for Access to Care: Three Case Studies

Robert Green July 8, 2016 Medicaid News

Executive Summary The number of rural hospital closures has increased significantly in recent years. This trend is expected to continue, raising questions about the impact the closures will have on rural communities’ access to health care services. To investigate the…

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Proposed Changes to Medicaid Expansion in Kentucky

Robert Green July 8, 2016 Medicaid News

To date, Kentucky has had one of the most successful ACA implementation experiences among states. Beginning in 2014, the state expanded Medicaid to low-income adults and built its own State-Based Marketplace, kynect. Research points to gains in coverage and reductions…

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What’s At Stake in the Future of the Kentucky Medicaid Expansion?

Robert Green July 8, 2016 Medicaid News

To date, Kentucky has had one of the most successful ACA implementation experiences among states. Beginning in 2014, the state expanded Medicaid to low-income adults and built its own State-Based Marketplace, kynect. Research points to gains in coverage and reductions…

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Children’s Health Coverage: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP and Issues for the Future

Robert Green June 28, 2016 Medicaid News

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Headquarters: 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Phone 202-347-5270 www.kff.org | Email Alerts: kff.org/email…

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What is “Per Capita Cap” Financing in Medicaid and How Would It Work?

Robert Green June 25, 2016 Medicaid News

The House GOP health care plan released this week proposes a broad range of changes to Medicaid, including a “per capita cap” approach to program financing or a block grant, based on state choice. A new issue brief from the…

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Two Year Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Data: Findings from the CMS Performance Indicator Project

Robert Green June 25, 2016 Medicaid News

This brief provides an overview of recent trends in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment as of January 2016, based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) produced as part of its Performance Indicator Project.1 The project was…

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Trends in State Medicaid Programs: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Robert Green June 23, 2016 Medicaid News

Medicaid is the nation’s primary public health insurance program covering over 70 million Americans with low incomes. Each year, states make a range of policy changes to Medicaid to comply with new federal rules and to address an array of…

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