This week offered dueling visions for access to Medicaid coverage with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy wanting Medicaid work requirements to be part of the debt ceiling debate and the Biden administration's plans to expand Marketplace and Medicaid coverage for DACA recipients. Meanwhile in Arizona, CMS approved state plan amendments...National News
This week, Georgia initiated a lawsuit against the Biden administration after the government revoked the state’s ability to expand Medicaid with an included work requirement.
The Trump administration had previously approved work requirements for Georgia, Arizona, and 15 other states in 2019, but the Biden administration has...National News
On Thursday, the Biden administration rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state with a federal waiver from the Trump administration for such restrictions.
Though the Trump administration had previously approved work requirements for 17 states, including Arizona, in February 2021, Centers for...Arizona News
Last week CMS said it has taken steps to advance a package of state-led reforms that could result in thousands of uninsured Georgians gaining access to coverage. Specifically, CMS announced the approval of Georgia's new Medicaid section 1115 demonstration called "Pathways to Coverage."
CMS began implementing work requirements for...
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision to strike down Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirements initiative.
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit voted unanimously on Feb. 14, decrying the federal government’s approval of the state’s program.
They decided the Arkansas system...
This month, The Hertel Report covers the latest local news on Medicaid work requirements, the closing of St. Luke's Medical Center, navigator challenges during open enrollment, details on Mayo's Clinic's five-year expansion plan and Arizona MA and ACA individual market mixes for 2020. National coverage include's the GOP health plan,...