Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Medicaid payment for mental health services shortchanges psychiatrists in many states: study fdiamond Wed, 04/05/2023 - 15:21

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Medicaid Medicaid 117

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 17, 2023

14M people could lose dental coverage as Medicaid redeterminations restart: report pminemyer Mon, 04/17/2023 - 15:58

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Medicaid Medicaid 113

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

Report: Security Breaches in Healthcare (Direct Download PDF, 1.9MB, 16 pages) An unwanted record was set in 2023 with 725 large security breaches in healthcare reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), beating the record of 720 healthcare security breaches set the previous year.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 118

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2023

Centene CEO offers look at progress around Medicaid redeterminations pminemyer Tue, 04/25/2023 - 06:43

Medicaid 104

Medicaid Medicaid 104

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 23, 2023

CMS proposed rule aims to shed light on prescription drug costs for Medicaid hlandi Tue, 05/23/2023 - 23:18

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Medicaid Medicaid 117

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 14, 2023

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has confirmed that the personal information of 20,800 Iowans who receive Medicaid was exposed in a cyberattack at a subcontractor of one of its business associates between June 30, 2022, and July 5, 2022. Telligen performs annual assessments on Medicaid recipients for the Iowa DHSS.

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Medicaid Medicaid Ransomware HIPAA 92

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 24, 2023

With Medicaid redeterminations underway, many are unaware of the process: KFF pminemyer Wed, 05/24/2023 - 16:07

Medicaid 103

Medicaid Medicaid 103

Center for Health Insurance Reform

AUGUST 28, 2023

A massive coverage transition is underway for millions of people who have relied on Medicaid throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. After a three-year pause, states have begun disenrolling residents from Medicaid, leaving millions of people in need of new coverage.

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Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 78

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2023

Loss of Medicaid supplemental coverage disproportionately harms Black, Hispanic patients: study fdiamond Tue, 04/11/2023 - 09:14

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Medicaid 98

Healthcare Dive

JULY 19, 2023

Although it’s still early in the redeterminations process, Elevance is seeing “encouraging” signs that many Medicaid members who lose coverage are transitioning onto ACA plans, according to its CFO.

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ACA Medicaid Medicaid 130

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2023

Medicaid health plans try to protect members—and profits—during unwinding pminemyer Fri, 03/10/2023 - 13:44

Medicaid 109

Medicaid Medicaid 109

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 13, 2023

House oversight committee seeks answers on hospitals' COVID relief funds, improper Medicaid payments dmuoio Thu, 04/13/2023 - 13:59

Medicaid 104

Medicaid Medicaid Hospitals 104

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 8, 2023

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has announced there have been three separate breaches of the protected health information of Iowa Medicaid recipients in the past two months – two hacking incidents and an impermissible disclosure, all three of which involved third-party contractors.

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Medicaid Medicaid Ransomware Health Insurance 83

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 26, 2023

CMS approves waiver to enable California to offer Medicaid coverage to incarcerated individuals rking Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:16

Medicaid 109

Medicaid Medicaid 109

Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

CMS approved $500 million in infrastructure spending for NYS to establish social care networks (“ SCNs ”) to provide HRSN screening and referral services to Medicaid beneficiaries that are targeted populations for HRSN services. Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative CMS authorized up to $2.2

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Medicaid Medicaid Hospitals Nurses 52

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2023

House lawmakers seek to ban spread pricing in Medicaid in latest PBM reform effort rking Fri, 03/17/2023 - 16:25

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Medicaid Medicaid 109

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 13, 2023

KFF study details the challenges in addressing mental health in Medicaid. Fri, 01/13/2023 - 08:25.

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Medicaid Medicaid 108

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A month before the public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, 87 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid.

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Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Health Outcomes 64

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 9, 2023

JPM23: Centene gears up for Medicaid redeterminations to begin this spring. Mon, 01/09/2023 - 14:19.

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Medicaid Medicaid 104

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 8, 2023

could lose coverage if Medicaid work requirements are rolled out under debt plan pminemyer Mon, 05/08/2023 - 16:29

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Medicaid Medicaid 98

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Urban: Majority surveyed not aware of looming Medicaid eligibility redeterminations rking Fri, 02/17/2023 - 16:40

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Medicaid Medicaid 94

The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Medicaid Medicaid Overpayments Overpayment 52

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

MACPAC calls for states to have power to restrict Medicaid coverage of some accelerated approval drugs rking Mon, 03/20/2023 - 16:13

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Medicaid Medicaid 98

Healthicity

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

2023 is fast approaching, and so are new changes from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS)!

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Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 98

The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.] Indest III, J.D.,

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicaid Overpayments Overpayment 52

Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

On August 21, 2023, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) announced updates to the Medicaid overpayment self-disclosure program, which now includes an abbreviated process for reporting and explaining overpayments that are considered routine or transactional in nature and have been already voided and adjusted.

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Overpayments Overpayment Medicaid Medicaid 52

The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.] Indest III, J.D.,

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicaid Overpayments Overpayment 52

American Medical Compliance

JUNE 19, 2023

Several states have recently approved the extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond the usual two-month period. By providing extended Medicaid coverage, states are taking a proactive approach to safeguarding the well-being of mothers during this vulnerable period. Reference US News and World Report (1 June 2023).

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Medicaid Medicaid Compliance 52

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 24, 2023

Medicaid work requirements become sticking point in debt ceiling negotiations pminemyer Wed, 05/24/2023 - 12:34

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Medicaid Medicaid 75

The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.] Indest III, J.D.,

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicaid Overpayments Overpayment 52

Center for Health Insurance Reform

JUNE 3, 2022

Beginning in 2023, CMS will require QHP provider networks for plans sold on the federal marketplace to meet minimum time-and-distance standards and, beginning in 2024, minimum standards for appointment wait times.

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Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance 74

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Industry groups form coalition to avoid coverage lapses as Medicaid redeterminations loom pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 15:14

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Medicaid Medicaid 84

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2023

Study: Medicaid expansion states saw declines in postpartum hospitalizations. Fri, 01/06/2023 - 15:49.

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Medicaid Medicaid Hospitals 84

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

What You Should Know: – Waymark , a San Francisco, CA-based Medicaid provider enablement company raises $42M in new financing to scale technology-enabled, community-based care for primary care providers and their patients enrolled in Medicaid programs.

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Medicaid Medicaid Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 6, 2023

What You Should Know: – CRISP , the nonprofit state-designated health information exchange (HIE) of Maryland, announced plans to expand its Medicaid Redetermination Notification project across the state to support care teams as they navigate redetermination for 1.6 million Medicaid enrollees. million people across the country.

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Medicaid Medicaid 52

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Rural hospitals' uphill financial battle is even steeper in Medicaid non-expansion states, KFF finds dmuoio Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:20

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Medicaid Medicaid Hospitals 84

The Health Law Firm Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.] Indest III, J.D.,

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicaid Overpayments Overpayment 52