Wyoming Medicaid Restarting Client Renewals – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Medicaid Restarting Client Renewals March 2, 2023 After a pandemic-related pause of roughly three years, Wyoming Medicaid, which is part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is restarting its annual renewal process for program clients. Medicaid is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays for the medical and long-term care of low-income and […]
Worried About Your Medicare Payment Because of the Debt Limit? Don’t Be, Experts Say
WASHINGTON — Clinicians should be “concerned but not panicky” about the potential effects on Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare payments as the federal government approaches a “debt ceiling,” experts say. “The federal government has never defaulted,” said Bill Hoagland, senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank here. Healthcare providers “should […]
Georgia Set to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s new Medicaid demonstration program that requires recipients to be working, going to school, or volunteering is expected to start up next year, but critics say it will be expensive to administer and will result in far fewer people added to the Medicaid rolls compared with a regular Medicaid expansion. “The systems being set up […]
High Court Considers Case Involving Medicaid Recipients’ Right to Sue the Program
WASHINGTON — A Medicaid case now being considered by the Supreme Court has the potential to erode the authority of the program, but one legal observer said that doesn’t appear to be the most likely outcome, based on oral arguments earlier this week. “It seemed like the justices understood” the implications of ruling for the […]
Chronic Conditions Require States Do More Than Expand Medicaid, Study Finds
Just expanding Medicaid was not enough to improve cardiovascular health for people across the country who have low incomes, according to a study highlighting the importance of implementing other policy strategies. Based on an analysis of 2019 survey data, adults in one of the 12 states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care […]
Unwinding Medicaid’s Pandemic Protections Won’t Be Easy, Experts Say
When the public health emergency (PHE) ends, pandemic-era protections that allowed Medicaid enrollees to remain in the program regardless of changes to their eligibility, will also end. Will states and the federal government be ready for the transition, or will beneficiaries fall through the cracks? “The stakes couldn’t be higher,” said Kinda Serafi, JD, a […]
CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model
In response to feedback from stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Thursday that it will cancel one direct contracting accountable care organization (ACO) model and replace a second direct contacting model with a redesigned version focused on improving health equity for patients. Stakeholder groups shared clashing responses to the new […]
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires – Wyoming Department of Health
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires January 20, 2022 Following the recent retirement of the Wyoming Department of Health’s longtime state Medicaid agent and senior administrator for the Division of Healthcare Financing, an interim administrator has been named. Teri Green served as state Medicaid agent and led the Division of Healthcare Financing since 2006 following several […]
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires – Wyoming Department of Health
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires January 20, 2022 Following the recent retirement of the Wyoming Department of Health’s longtime state Medicaid agent and senior administrator for the Division of Healthcare Financing, an interim administrator has been named. Teri Green served as state Medicaid agent and led the Division of Healthcare Financing since 2006 following several […]
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women
CHICAGO — Medicaid coverage for undocumented pregnant women, as well as those up to 12 months’ postpartum, garnered intense debate at a Sunday reference committee hearing during the virtual American Medical Association (AMA) special meeting of its House of Delegates. The debate came during a discussion of a resolution from the Medical Student Section asking […]