One of the main goals of Medicaid expansion was to decrease the amount of uncompensated care hospitals saw. There have also been other policy changes regarding how Medicaid reimburses hospitals. A new issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled “Understanding Medicaid Hospital Payments and the Impact of Recent Policy Changes” examines the effect of […] Read More »
Archives for June 2016
CMS Sets Timeline for New SEP Confirmation Process
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that the new confirmation process for Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) will go into effect next Friday (June 17). Previously, CMS had released a fact sheet for the new SEP guidelines. To read that fact sheet, click here. You can also read our prior news item on the […] Read More »
New Kaiser Survey Examines Assister Programs
A new survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the importance of navigators and other consumer assistance programs which help people enroll in health insurance. The report entitled “2016 Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers” demonstrates 5.3 million people used a consumer assistance program in the 3rd open enrollment period. To […] Read More »
June 3, 2016
MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON NEW NON-DISCRIMINATION RULES Last month, we reported on the final rules released by HHS on non-discrimination under the ACA (click here for that news item). Last week, the CMS Assisters webinar addressed these rules in detail. That webinar is archived and can still be viewed. To read the CMS announcement on […] Read More »