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Medicaid redeterminations will restart Saturday. Here’s what we know

Healthcare Dive

States can begin disenrolling ineligible beneficiaries from Medicaid on April 1, in an event the CMS has called the biggest health coverage transition since the first ACA open enrollment.

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Biden’s proposed budget for 2025 boosts cybersecurity funds, extends ACA subsidies

Healthcare Dive

The budget request includes proposals for “Medicaid-like” coverage in non-expansion states and future penalties for hospitals that don’t implement cybersecurity standards.

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Medicare Advantage offers less access to psychiatrists than ACA plans, managed Medicaid: study

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have less choice when it comes to finding a psychiatrist than Medicaid enrollees or those who buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace do, acc | Medicare Advantage continues to grow, and so does the need for beneficiaries to have access to psychiatrists, says a study in Health Affairs.

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Over 19M could enroll in ACA plans for 2024, CMS says

Healthcare Dive

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act exchanges could be boosted by extended subsidies and the effects of Medicaid redeterminations.

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Brooks-LaSure: ACA marketplace key to Medicaid redeterminations after COVID-19 PHE ends

Fierce Healthcare

Brooks-LaSure: ACA marketplace key to Medicaid redeterminations after COVID-19 PHE ends. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 09:57.

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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

As a first step to protecting incarcerated individuals’ right to health, Congress should repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP). The MIEP, established in 1965, prohibits Medicaid from covering incarcerated individuals, despite any prior eligibility. Specifically, states that have expanded Medicaid could save $4.7

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CMS finalizes ACA plan limits, health equity provisions

Modern Healthcare

CMS' final rule for ACA exchanges sets plan limits, requires plans to include substance abuse and mental health providers and makes Medicaid's special enrollment period a permanent option.

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