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 »
RWJF Publishes Brief on Impact of Medicaid Expansion
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a brief through it’s State Health Reform Assistance Network program on the effect of Medicaid expansion on the costs for uncompensated care. The brief entitled “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uncompensated Care Costs: Early Results and Policy Implications for States” looks at nine states which expanded Medicaid […] Read More »
State Restrictions on Navigators and the New CMS Regulations
If you have questions regarding restrictions that states are placing on navigators and other in-person assisters, be sure to check out the recent blog post from the Commonwealth Fund. There are currently 22 states which either have restrictions on navigators or are considering restrictions on navigators. This blog post written by Georgetown University’s Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia […] Read More »
HHS Releases Enrollment Data
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the latest enrollment data through March 31 which was the official end of open enrollment. These numbers include enrollment from the federally facilitated marketplace as well as the numbers from the state-based marketplaces. To read the news release from HHS, click here. The specific reports […] Read More »
