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 »
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 »
New Report Details Number of Children Affected by CHIP Funding Crisis
Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired on September 30. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families details the number of children which could be affected in the 25 states expected to run out of funding by January 31 and the nine states expected to run a […] Read More »
CMS Releases Medicaid Enrollment Data for October 2017
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report from October 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 Report Examines Uninsured Population
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new report which looks at some of the demographics of the uninsured population. The report entitled “The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act” looks at the 27.6 million people who still don’t have coverage and asks why the […] Read More »
CHIP Funding Ending: What Are States Doing
As we reported previously, federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired on September 30. While the federal government could still reauthorize CHIP funding, states have begun to recognize that the federal funding may not reauthorized soon and plan for the reduced funding (see figure below for dates when federal funds will be […] Read More »
Maryland Exchange Extends Enrollment Deadline
The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) announced today that it has extended the deadline for open enrollment to Friday, December 22, 2017. Previously, the MHBE was following the federal open enrollment deadline of December 15. States which run their own exchange can set their own open enrollment dates in some of these states have an […] Read More »
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