Medicaid
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COVID Pandemic Jeopardizes Vote On Oklahoma Medicaid ExpansionOklahoma voters head to the polls June 30 to decide if the state should expand Medicaid. If approved, State Question...
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Nearly Half of ACA Enrollment in 2018 Came Through BCBS PlansAn Urban Institute analysis found marketplace enrollees chose name-brand insurance over Medicaid, but Medicaid enrollment is still growing.
Covid-19
Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID FundingState Medicaid directors say that without immediate funding, many of the health facilities that serve Medicaid patients could close permanently.
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Donna Shalala's Return to Washington and the Fight for the Cost of HealthcareThe nation's former and longest-serving secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reflects on her lengthy career...
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34 States Granted Medicaid 1135 WaiversCMS says the waivers will give states more flexibility to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump's Medicaid Chief Labels Medicaid 'Mediocre.' Is It?An analysis by Kaiser Health News and PolitiFact finds CMS Administrator Seema Verma's recent criticism of Medicaid "mostly false."
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Appeals Court Shuts Down Medicaid Work RequirementsThe appellate court ruled that HHS Secretary Alex Azar's approval of a Section 1115 waiver for Arkansas was "arbitrary and...
Finance
Medicaid Block Grant Savings Varies from State to State An new analysis estimates what savings states will need to generate in aggregate and per capita Medicaid models.
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Stakeholders Pan CMS' Health Adult OpportunityBoth provider and payer associations criticized the Trump administration's Medicaid block grant announcement.
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The Devil in the Details: Examining CMS' Medicaid Block Grant ProposalStakeholders raise concerns that guidance unveiled by CMS on Medicaid block grants could lead to drastic cuts in the safety...
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CMS Releases Medicaid Block Grant Plan: Healthy Adult OpportunityCMS' announcement comes more than three months after Tennessee unveiled its block grant program for TennCare, the state's Medicaid plan....
Finance
As ACA Marketplaces Stabilize, Premiums DropAn Urban Institute study found that 31 states saw a decline in premium costs for their lowest-price silver plan.