Maternal Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released two rules, one final and one proposed, to address eligibility and appeals processes for the Medicaid and CHIP programs. The final rule completes the agency鈥檚 work related to appeals, notices and Medicaid eligibility changes鈥
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2016.
Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care for expectant mothers and babies in western Michigan. More than 10 years ago, the black infant mortality rate in Kent County was 22.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, one of the highest rates in the state.鈥
Today's final Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) rule presents challenges and opportunities for hospitals and health systems, and the nearly 540,000 directly employed or contracted physicians with whom they partner to deliver quality care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Arizona鈥檚 plan to allow new enrollment in the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 approval is a step forward for the health of Arizona children in low-income families,鈥 said Vikki Wachino, CMS deputy administrator and鈥
Health care providers and other stakeholders may email questions and concerns regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 final rule applying certain provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicaid鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed changes to the Payment Error Rate Measurement and Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control programs to reflect how states adjudicate eligibility for Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program under the Affordable Care Act. The鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $32 million in grants to find and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon issued its long awaited final rule on Medicaid managed care; the first major update in more than a decade. The final rule tracks closely to the proposed rule and would provide new standards for managed care provider networks,鈥
Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children鈥檚 hospitals, according to a study reported today in JAMA Pediatrics. Based on a review of administrative data from 31 freestanding children鈥檚 hospitals between 2010 and 2013, appropriate use鈥