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Finance
Supreme Court Sides With Hospitals in Multi-Billion-Dollar DSH Formula Dispute
The decision means HHS owes hospitals more money because the justices rejected an Obama-era rule change.
GAO Finds Transparency Lacking in Medicaid Waiver Amendment Process
CMS approved waiver extensions, where states submitted changes to their applications that included disenrollment and other penalties, without first hearing...
CMS Issues New Guidance on PBM Up-Charging
Feds spell out how 'spread pricing' is calculated in medical loss ratios.
More Medicaid MCOs in ACA Marketplaces Could Lower Premiums
Complexity, competition, and inexperience are keeping MMCOs away from the ACA Marketplace.
Strategy
Medicaid Work Requirements Headed to D.C. Appeals Court
The court proceedings are among several healthcare-related cases causing some friction for the White House's policy objectives.
Strategy
Trump Administration Revs Up Push for Medicaid Block Grants
Budget proposal lauds block grants as 'the only way to reform Medicaid.'
Finance
Community Health Centers More Financially Stable Under Medicaid Expansion
Facilities are faring better in states that expanded Medicaid, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
Finance
Chronically Ill Patients Less Likely to Meet Medicaid Work Requirements
For hospitals, a lack of coverage for chronically ill patients translates to more uncompensated care and bad debt.
Hospital Associations Urge Appeals Court to Reverse ACA Ruling
National and state hospitals groups warn that invalidating the Affordable Care Act would have 'disastrous' consequences for tens of millions...
Strategy
Let's Unpack Last Week's 3 Major Developments in Health Policy Lawsuits
Judges have repeatedly blocked the Trump administration's efforts to bypass the ACA, as the DOJ declares all-out war on the...
Clinical Care
Suicide Risk Grew After Missouri Medicaid Kids Shifted To Managed Care, Hospitals Say
The Missouri Hospital Association called on state Medicaid officials to investigate findings about children covered by the state-federal program for...