Medicaid
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Clinical Care
Deadline Extended: Apply to Speak at the National Provider Enrollment Forum!The deadline to speak at the National Provider Enrollment Forum has been extended to Monday, March 1.
Clinical Care
One Week Left to Apply to Speak at the National Provider Enrollment Forum!The 2021 National Provider Enrollment Forum will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Sheraton Nashville Grand Downtown...
Strategy
Extended ACA Enrollment Good News for Hospital MarginsFitch Ratings sees financial good news for providers as the Biden administration moves to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
Revenue Cycle
Price Transparency Could Stymie Cost-shiftingCost-shifting by hospitals to cover lousy Medicaid reimbursements will become more problematic as price transparency mandates take effect.
Telehealth
Audio-only Telehealth for Low Income Patients Raises Quality, Equity, Reimbursement ConcernsMost telehealth visits at 534 federally qualified health center care venues across California were audio only.
Covid-19
More Medicaid Money is Good News for Strapped StatesFitch Ratings estimates that the federal medical assistance percentage enhancement added $34 billion in federal aid to state Medicaid programs...
Clinical Care
Call for Credentialing and Enrollment Speakers Now OpenThe 2021 National Provider Enrollment Forum will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Sheraton Nashville Grand Downtown...
Strategy
CMS Withdraws Medicaid Fiscal Accountability RegulationCMS had touted MFAR as an effort to improve Medicaid accountability and transparency and to reduce spiraling program costs.
Telehealth
Cuomo Unveils Sweeping Plan to Expand Telehealth Throughout New York StateCuomo said he will address bottlenecks to telehealth adoption, including raising reimbursements for virtual care.
Strategy
Trump Administration Approves First Medicaid Block Grant, in TennesseeThe approval is a 10-year "experiment." Instead of the open-ended federal funding that rises with higher enrollment and health costs,...
Clinical Care
Illinois Is First in the Nation to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented SeniorsIllinois recently became the first state to provide public health insurance to all low-income noncitizen seniors, even if they're in...
Finance
Hospitals in Medicaid Expansion States Saw Uncompensated Care Costs Drop, Financial Margins IncreaseThe study's authors conclude that hospitals in states that have not yet expanded Medicaid could benefit from a financial perspective...