CIRCUIT COURT REJECTS MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Last Friday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it approved Arkansas’s waiver request to add work requirements to its Medicaid program. Our news item has a link to the press release from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) which was one of […] Read More »
Circuit Court Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements
Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling on the Medicaid work requirements imposed by the state of Arkansas. The Court found that CMS exceeded its authority under the law which authorizes Medicaid when it approved the work requirements. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) was involved with this litigation and has issued […] Read More »
Module #4 Available for HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 4: Grow and Develop ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the fourth module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is […] Read More »
February 14, 2020
RESOURCES ON CMS’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL Last month, CMS issued guidance to states on what it would consider if states wanted to implement a Medicaid block grant for their state. Block grants in the Medicaid program would change the formula for how the federal government reimburses states for running their Medicaid program. To learn […] Read More »
Resources on CMS’s Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
At the end of last month, CMS issued guidance to states on submitting proposals for Medicaid block grants (see news item for more information). In our blog post, we explain one of the reasons why we are opposed to this proposal. In addition, there are many other organizations expressing opposition to this proposal and many […] Read More »
New Module Available for HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 3: Stabilize ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the third module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is a ‘how-to’ […] Read More »
CMS Releases Proposed 2021 NBPP
On Friday, CMS issued the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2021 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Below are links to the relevant documents released by CMS on the NBPP. Comments on the proposed rules are due by […] Read More »
January 31, 2020
AAHD OPPOSES CMS’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL AAHD is moving! Please note that there will not be an NDNRC update next week as we will be moving our office at the end of next week. The NDNRC update will return on February 14th. Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to […] Read More »
AAHD Opposes CMS’s Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
AAHD has significant concerns about the Medicaid block grant proposal announced by CMS today and what it would mean for people with disabilities. Block grants may seem like they will provide greater flexibility to states, but in the end if the goal is to save money, it only means one thing – cutting enrollment or […] Read More »
CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Block Grants
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states on what it would consider if states wanted to implement a Medicaid block grant for their state. Block grants in the Medicaid program would change the formula for how the federal government reimburses states for running their Medicaid program. Currently, the formula […] Read More »
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