Medicaid
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal:
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
CMS on Nov. 18 published a proposed rule that would limit states' ability to increase or create new pass-through payments for hospitals, physicians or nursing homes under Medicaid managed care contracts.
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.
CMS published in the Aug. 15 Federal Register a proposed rule on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments regarding the treatment of third-party payers in calculating uncompensated care.
Nine in 10 large employers will make telehealth services available next year to employees in states where it is allowed, up from 70% this year, and virtually all will offer telemedicine by 2020, according to the latest annual survey by the National Business Group on Health. The Large Employers鈥
The new CMS star ratings program is confusing for patients and families trying to choose the best hospital to meet their health care needs.
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
It is unclear whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 (CMS) star ratings actually provide accurate and reliable data to the public. As a result, we applaud and thank Reps. James Renacci (R-OH) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY) for introducing a bill to delay, for at least one year, the鈥