The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump includes staggering cuts to the Medicaid program. The source of these cuts will largely rely on the implementation of work requirements for Medicaid eligibility across all states and programs, which are anticipated to carry massively destabilizing...National News
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to crack down on double-enrollment in Medicaid and end demonstration waivers for continuous enrollment in Medicaid.
CMS sent letters to states notifying them that it will end 1115 demonstration waivers that allow people to continuously enroll in Medicaid...Arizona News
Arizona's Medicaid program announced this week that it hit the mid-point of the renewal process and boasted one million retentions to the program. During the quarterly Arizona State Medicaid Advisory Committee (SMAC) meeting this week, AHCCCS reported since April 2023, those losing Medicaid coverage in the state total 320,000 with...Arizona News
Along with five other states, Arizona got a jump on redeterminations by starting April 1, 2023, and by culling members who the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) confirmed were factually ineligible for Medicaid first; the agency expects disenrollments to taper off during the next 10 months of the unwinding...National News
On Tuesday morning, Congressional lawmakers unveiled a titanic omnibus spending bill that includes a 2% cut to Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors, an extension of the telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers, and several other measures that would unwind policies enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) prior to the...
New information on Long COVID is emerging as researchers investigate the causes and symptoms of the elusive condition. Meanwhile, stakeholder groups and providers are appealing to the federal government for guidance on returning to normal operating procedures as perception of the pandemic subsides.
The U.S. Department of Health and...
The proposed Medicaid rule would have scrutinized eligibility determinations in the Medicaid program. Scheduled for publication in April, the policy was withdrawn Tuesday, March 24 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The proposed rule was meant to strengthen the integrity of the Medicaid eligibility determination...National News
The Trump Administration’s recent push to tighten Medicaid eligibility is drawing national criticism. As the administration considers more frequent eligibility reviews, state Medicaid agencies are under increasing pressure to control costs and meeting new federal requirements is expensive.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...Arizona News
The rideshare company announced Wednesday, eligible beneficiaries unable to secure their own transportation to medical appointments can receive coverage for Lyft services by Arizona's Medicaid program for nonemergency transport. Lyft has opened up a whole new consumer base as a newly dubbed Medicaid provider.
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