Impact of Potential Medicaid Cuts on LTC, Hospitals & AHCCCS Arizona News

Impact of Potential Medicaid Cuts on LTC, Hospitals & AHCCCS

To date, there is no set plan to cut Medicaid yet industry stakeholders and political analysts continue to speculate on the potential targets and magnitude of potential funding changes for the program that now insures 79 million Americans or 24% of the U.S. population. The Trump administration launched its radical overhaul of the...
National News

OZ Takes Leadership at CMS - Shares Vision

Mehmet Oz, MD, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), laid out his vision on April 10 for the $1.7 trillion agency—the largest under the Department of Health and Human Services. He pledged alignment with President Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and a focus on modernizing...
Arizona News

AHCCCS Works Waiver Submitted to CMS

During Wednesday's State Medicaid Advisory Committee (SMAC) quarterly meeting, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System announced it had submitted a waiver to enact work requirements for an estimated 190,000 Arizona Medicaid members. In 2017 AHCCCS submitted a 1115 waiver for AHCCS Works which was approved by CMS in 2019. The...
Arizona News

How HHS Public Health Cuts Hurt Local Infrastructure

Funding cuts from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are already having consequences nationwide and across Arizona. The temporary halt on the cancellation of $11 billion in public health funding will keep the $239 million allotted to Arizona in the state for now, but the threat has already cost some crucial jobs....
Government

HHS DOGE Changes Alarm U.S. Health Sector

The "DOGE"-led restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues this week with multiple agencies reporting instructions to cut billions in contracts. But confusion reigns as court cases over firing procedure loom and critical public health laboratories are shuttered. Both the Centers for Medicare and...
News

MedPAC on Medicare Insurance Agents

This presentation from MedPAC provides all the basics on Medicare agents and brokers, including compensation for initial sales and renewals as well as agent incentives that lead agents to pitch one plan over another when working with Medicare beneficiaries seeking a Medicare Advantage or Medigap plan. In 2022, about one in three Medicare...
RAND Report: Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States News

RAND Report: Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States

The authors of this report conclude that while emergency departments (EDs) provide significant value to a range of stakeholders, the increasing pressures they've faced over the past decade now threaten the sustainability of America's current emergency care system. The report evaluates the current value of emergency care in the U.S.,...
Arizona News

Measles Outbreak Spreads to a New State, Claims Another Child's Life

The United States has now surpassed double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024 as the West Texas measles outbreak continues and claims more lives. Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak in the state Wednesday, with six cases that have no known links to outbreaks in other states. Associated Press reports...

DOJ Files Suit Against Fraudulent Marketplace Marketers

Two insurance marketers are being accused of defrauding the federal government in a new case filed by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ). The suit alleges that the marketers improperly signed up low-income healthcare customers in subsidized insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange, netting $161.9 million through the...

Health Insurers Report Layoffs in Uncertain Climate

The private sector is tightening its belt with providers and payers laying off hundreds of workers. Last month, UnitedHealthcare appeared poised to launch layoffs after setting a resignation quota and offering buyouts for certain employees in its benefits operations unit that manages customer service, claims and enrollment. Those...

AZ Chamber: Medicaid Cuts Will Have Major Effect on Arizona Business

On Monday, the Arizona Chamber Foundation released a new analysis that found proposed reductions to Medicaid funding could have severe impacts on Arizona's economy, including its healthcare system and workforce. The Chamber report was prepared by Rounds Consulting Group, and found that the ripple effects of the funding cuts would...

Medicaid Budget Cuts - Reconsidering Provider Taxes Gains Momentum

Congress's intended cuts to the Medicaid program loom large over all federal policy this year. How the cuts will proceed has yet to be determined, but one of the forthcoming options is the limitation of state taxes on providers. Some in favor of restricting provider taxes argue that states receive federal matching funds without...

New Kaufman Hall Infographic Breaks Down How Policy Shifts Could Hit Hospitals

One of the nation's top healthcare financial advisory firms, KaufmanHall provided a cheat sheet for health executives confounded by the numerous implications of pending or debated health policy changes on America's hospitals. The handy visual guide is designed to help hospitals assess how proposed federal policy changes could affect...
HHS Federal Firings: Healthcare Impact of 10,000 Cuts

HHS Federal Firings: Healthcare Impact of 10,000 Cuts

The Department of Health and Human Services is continuing its ongoing purge of federal workers, which is having major impacts on healthcare providers, payers and medical infrastructure across the country. As many as 10,000 workers may be cut from the workforce, including some leadership positions, in positions ranging from...
2025 ACO & Value-Based Networks Data Edition

2025 ACO & Value-Based Networks Data Edition

The future of healthcare is clear: value-based care and advanced payment models are here to stay. Arizona’s ACOs are not just participating in this transformation—they are leading it. Their work in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and ACO REACH is shaping models that will extend beyond Medicare into Medicaid, Medicare...
ACA Changes Under Trump Administration

ACA Changes Under Trump Administration

The Trump administration has made clear that it intends to restrict enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, most recently with a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would implement a number of changes that are intended to lower plan costs. However, some argue that the changes will make it...

How Medicaid Cuts Could Affect Arizona

Now that Congress has funded the government through September, Republicans are beginning to seriously negotiate President Donald Trump's massive legislative package. The bill will be required to include $880 billion in cuts to programs under the purview of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is virtually guaranteed to...
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