The last few weeks we have reported on the latest moves by some states to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. The Kaiser Family Foundation has recently issued an issue brief entitled “How Might Medicaid Adults with Disabilities Be Affected By Work Requirements in Section 1115 Waiver Programs?” The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities […] Read More »
Archives for January 2018
January 26, 2018
NHeLP SUES ADMINISTRATION OVER MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Last week, we reported on the new waiver which was approved by CMS in Kentucky which would allow the state to impose work requirements as a prerequisite for Medicaid enrollment. This week, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed a lawsuit challenging the approval of the Kentucky waiver […] Read More »
NHeLP Sues Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements
Last week, we reported on the new waiver which was approved by CMS in Kentucky which would allow the state to impose work requirements as a prerequisite for Medicaid enrollment. Yesterday, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed a lawsuit challenging the approval of the Kentucky waiver arguing that it exceeds the authority provided by […] Read More »
Georgetown Brief Looks at Proposed AHP Rule
The Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) has released a new issue brief which examines the Trump Administration’s proposed rule which would allow for group coverage status for Association Health Plans (AHPs). Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for November 2017
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from November 2017. This report can also be found on our Resources & Links page under “Enrollment Statistics.” Prior Medicaid enrollment reports from CMS, are archived on our website. Read More »
Kaiser Releases Report on Survey of HCBS in All 50 States
The Kaiser Family Foundation has also released a report on their 50 state survey of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). Read More »
January 19, 2018
MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance to states who are interested in submitting waiver applications to add work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation details the states which have already submitted such applications, including Kentucky which CMS […] 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 »
January 12, 2018
CHRIL ARTICLE EXAMINES HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND COSTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The NDNRC is part of a project called the Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL). Members of the CHRIL recently published an article in Inquiry: the Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing looking at how the insurance coverage rates, access […] Read More »
CHRIL Article Examines Health Care Coverage and Costs for People with Disabilities
A new article in Inquiry: the Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing looks at how the insurance coverage rates, access to care and health care utilization have been affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the populations of those with and without disabilities among working age adults (18-64 years old). The research shows […] Read More »