National health spending continues to skyrocket and is expected to eclipse one fifth of the total U.S. economy by 2032, according to projections released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary.
The Office of the Actuary estimates that national health spending rose to $4.8 trillion in...CMS Rules
This week, federal regulators issued an interim final rule that would take action against states that have not complied with the federal Medicaid eligibility rules or reporting requirements during the redetermination period.
The rule says that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require noncompliant states to...Arizona News
It's difficult to say how Medicaid redeterminations are going.
At least 4,777,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled across the country as of August 15. The KFF Disenrollment Tracker has found that there's large discrepancies in enrollment data state-by-state, with Texas disenrolling the vast majority of its Medicaid population...Arizona News
With more than 650,000 Arizona Medicaid members at risk of losing coverage, existing beneficiaries need all the help they can get. Google announced it was adding a feature to help users re-enroll in Medicaid. The continuous enrollment provisions end March 31.
On April 1, states will begin disenrolling Medicaid members no longer...
Following reported success of both the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty and the antiviral pill Paxlovid, Pfizer has announced that it will move forward on new vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and influenza at the same time. Meanwhile, stakeholders are requesting an extension of the public health emergency declaration beyond its...
America's Health Insurance Plans published an issue brief with several key policy recommendations to deliver a "strong, stable market that works for all Americans."
After assurances from lawmakers that the reconciliation package will extend American Rescue Plan subsidies for the next three years, AHIPs first recommendation is a quick...News
The ending of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) spells challenges ahead for Medicaid and Marketplace health officials. At a national level, nonprofit Urban Institute detailed the myriad of obstacles and possible solutions for providers after the expiration of the PHE's continuous coverage requirement in a white paper, Preparing...
