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The budget framework instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to slash spending by $880 billion, which is expected to include major Medicaid reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The budget framework instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to slash spending by $880 billion, which is expected to include major Medicaid reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The budget framework instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to slash spending by $880 billion, which is expected to include major Medicaid reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Different slices of the healthcare industry have weighed in on doc pay, ACA subsidies, telehealth flexibilities, prior auth, PBM reform and more. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has named 14 states plus the District of Columbia to participate in the Transforming Maternal Health Model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CMS defended implementing stronger rules over nursing home staffing as well as explained its thoughts behind Medicaid access and managed care rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Medicaid and CHIP cover a significant portion of U.S. pregnancies. Policy action could play a key role in supporting vaccine access and health equity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CMS released its annual look at improper payments and found that the overall rate in Medicare was 7.38%, below the 10% level mandated in statute. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As people continue to lose Medicaid coverage, CMS is pushing to have people reenroll or transition to other types of coverage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two proposed rules unveiled Thursday aim to improve access to care, quality of care and engagement for fee-for-service and managed care enrollees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several mental health providers told a key Senate panel that prior authorization requests are getting in the way of patient care, as the chamber debates a key reform package. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration issued a final rule that reverses the Trump-era "public charge" regulation that impacts immigration healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Roughly 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage due to the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency, an HHS study found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration has expanded full-year postpartum coverage for beneficiaries on Medicaid in three states plus the District of Columbia, the latest effort by the administration to improve m [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

States are now able to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for a year, with Louisiana being the first to take up the new expansion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration is seeking feedback on ways to improve access and equity in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment increased by more than 400,000 from May to June 2021 and has increased 17% since February 2020, new federal data show. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CMS aims to give certain hospitals a "birthing-friendly" tag on the Care Compare website if the facility offers certain types of maternal care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

HHS has started rolling out $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to rural providers and will rely on Medicaid and CHIP claims to guide the distribution of money. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of improper payments made under Medicare fee-for-service declined by $20.72 billion since 2014, according to new figures from the Biden administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jefferson Health said the deal will springboard its push toward value-based care, while Temple Health said it plans to use its new funds for future strategic investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New data released by CMS show how far mental health services declined among beneficiaries on Medicaid and CHIP from March through October 2020 due to the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CMS estimates the number of improper payments made under Medicare fee-for-service declined by $15 billion over a four-year period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services added 11 new telehealth services that can get Medicare reimbursement and gave states new tools to help them expand telehealth access for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rates for vaccinations and preventive screenings have declined quickly for Medicaid and CHIP due to COVID-19, new CMS data show. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new federal regulation requires state Medicaid agencies to make it easy for patients to access their health information via smartphone by January 1. CMS issued new guidance Friday to help states implement the new interoperability policies in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than 10 million people could drop out of employer-sponsored health coverage by December thanks to job losses linked to COVID-19, a new report finds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A strong economy did not keep the uninsured rate from rising between 2017 and 2018, a new study shows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP declined nationally for the second year in a row, with a 2.6% decrease over the past two years, according to a new report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Trump administration estimates it will release rules on drug prices and information blocking this month but punted finalizing a rule on interoperability until as late as 2022. Another key regulation to watch out for is a proposed rule outlining new conflict of interest rules for accrediting organizations such as The Joint Commission. [Extracted from the article]

As returned mail piles up, Colorado and other states take increasingly drastic measures to work through the cumbersome backlog, lowering the bar for canceling benefits on the basis of returned mail alone. But if a person moves out of state, the state-administered Medicaid benefit cannot move with them. [Extracted from the article]

In an updated notice on Sunday, CCH said emergency medical services, the emergency department, maternal child (OB) and its walk-in clinic are open for assessing patients and clinicians will treat or transfer patients as appropriate. CCH operates the hospital, Campbell County Medical Group with nearly 20 clinics, a long-term care center and a surgery center and all operations were impacted by the cyberattack, according to CCH officials. [Extracted from the article]

Nearly two-thirds of health plans (63%) say they are using recently proposed federal interoperability regulations as the first step toward broader strategies on interoperability, according to a new survey. Forty-three percent of health system chief technology officers or chief information officers also said the proposed interoperability standards will the baseline for broader strategic interoperability initiatives. [Extracted from the article]