* – Updated: October 17, 2019 (note there is an updated blog post with this information as of 1/9/2020) Medicaid work requirements have been in our news a lot recently as CMS issued new guidance on it last month and two states recently had waivers approved which would add work requirements to their Medicaid programs […] Read More »
CMS Approves Medicaid Work Requirements in Indiana
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver for the state of Indiana to add work requirements to their Medicaid program. You can read more about this waiver in Kaiser Health News. The American Association on Health and Disability (lead partner for the NDNRC) has serious concerns with adding work requirements […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Work Requirements
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the new guidance from CMS to states who are interested in submitting waiver applications to add work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. So far, 10 states have submitted applications to CMS for a waiver to add work requirements (Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah […] Read More »
Focus on Medicaid Expansion Reform Turns to 1115 Waivers
While legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has stalled, some states have turned to Section 1115 waivers as a way to modify how Medicaid expansion operates in their states. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled “Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion Waivers: A Look at Key Themes and State […] Read More »
New Kaiser Brief Looks at 2018 Marketplace
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the status of the upcoming marketplace for the 2018 plan year. The brief entitled “An Early Look at 2018 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation on ACA Exchanges” examines some of the preliminary filings done by insurers in 20 states plus the District of Columbia […] Read More »
Kaiser Brief Examines Medicaid Expansion Waivers
With the new administration, it is possible that were states will look to modify their Medicaid expansion or add the Medicaid expansion as part of a waiver similar to what was done in Michigan and Indiana. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report last week which looks at the early experiences in Michigan and Indiana […] Read More »
Kaiser Analyzes 2017 Premiums
A new issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzes the 2017 premiums for the lowest-cost silver plan in 14 cities where the information is available to conduct such an analysis.The states represented by those cities are Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and […] Read More »
New Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Expansion Waivers
Many of the newer states that expanded Medicaid have done so in a less traditional way as they expanded Medicaid through a waiver. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation reviews what these six states are doing or are planning to do. The six states are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana and New […] Read More »
Presentation Available on Medically Frail
Last week, the National Council for Behavioral Health conducted a webinar on the medically frail status and the Medicaid alternative benefit plans as they are implemented in Arkansas and Indiana. To view and download the slides, click here. The slides are also available on the Arkansas and Indiana state pages under “State Specific Resources.” Finally, to learn more about […] Read More »
Easter Seals Seeks Input on Consumer Experiences
The national office of Easter Seals is doing research to collect information about how the benefits in the Affordable Care Act are working in the real world. This project is seeking information about the experience of individuals who have purchased insurance plans through the exchanges in six states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Texas. […] Read More »