Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

.: not accepting new patients, retired, moved away, or no longer accepting the particular type of insurance). To assess the prevalence of ghost networks, Senate Finance Committee staffers conducted a secret shopper study of 120 mental health provider listings across 12 Medicare Advantage plans. and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We deliberately organized our health law casebook (since our first edition, and now on the brink of our third) to reflect that shift in emphasis toward federal authority, particularly in regulating health insurance markets that traditionally were the domain of state business and consumer protection laws.

Public Health 176

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 176

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In administrative law disputes, a critical aspect of public health law, clear statement rules enforce separation of powers. Supreme Court decisions issued in 2021 and 2022 demonstrate this vertical constraint. Under the ACA, for instance, the health insurance exchanges must be implemented by HHS if states do not create them.

Public Health 246

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

After the PHE, states can facilitate smooth transitions for those no longer eligible for Medicaid by taking advantage of the full 12- to 14- month period that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established for redetermining eligibility. What States Are Doing Now.

Medicaid 144

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 144

Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

Frequently, in these low-wage positions, workers earn just enough to pay for their health insurance premiums and sometimes the associated cost-sharing requirements. How did we get to a place where women must work an “infertility shift” beyond their full-time jobs to access medical care?

ACA 241

ACA Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance 241

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

What happens to a health care ecosystem when the volume of patients and revenues they generate decline? How would that further impact the micro-economy of health care? A report from Trilliant on the 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy helps to inform our response to that question.

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Health Care Reform 52

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

.” Hospitals have long argued they need to charge private insurance plans higher rates to make up for the Medicaid shortfall. In Georgia, Democratic lawmakers and the NAACP spearheaded the filing of a complaint to the IRS about Wellstar Health System’s nonprofit status after it closed two Atlanta-area hospitals in 2022.

Hospitals 66

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 66