The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) sent its March 2021 Report to Congress on Tuesday. The Report generally includes recommendations for legislative adjustments to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and this one included suggestions for Medicaid's response to current economic...CMS Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule to streamline prior authorizations and improve electronic healthcare data transfers between doctors, patients and insurance companies. The rule will require payers involved in certain government programs to build apps for the purpose of this exchange and prior...Arizona News
Arizona might not be experiencing the national so-called “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitals are certainly bracing themselves for the possibility that cases could rise again. Many hospitals nationwide are struggling to grapple with the effects of the second wave, as funding and financial relief from Washington also...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
A study published in JAMA Network Open last month found children enrolled in Medicaid who live in communities with a population health management program could experience far fewer hospital admissions and bed-days in hospitals per year.
The study sought to investigate a specific aspect of a shift in dependent health coverage across...Arizona News
Arizona children without health insurance is now at the third highest percentage in the nation after increasing more than 10% between 2016 and 2018, according to a report from Georgetown University. Researchers found 8.4% of Arizona kids lacked coverage, placing the state behind Texas and Alaska. In an interview with Tucson.com, Zaida...
Cash for CHIP ran out when the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30.
In the interim, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has used unspent dollars from the just-ended budget year to keep the program alive. Those funds will be depleted by December.
The Hill quoted Trish Riley, the executive director of the...
