Healthcare Dive
JULY 6, 2022
The Health Affairs research showed that inaccurate provider directories may create a barrier to treatment for a population that needs it most.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 26, 2022
Incarcerated individuals need health care, but punitive policies make securing access to care particularly difficult among this population, which numbers about 2.1 As a first step to protecting incarcerated individuals’ right to health, Congress should repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP).
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Healthcare Law Blog
MAY 16, 2022
More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In 2015, DHCS launched the WPC Pilots as part of its Medi-Cal 2020 Section 1115 Demonstration.
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. At the end of the PHE, states began Medicaid disenrollment, and more than 7 million people have already lost health insurance this year. In short, the pandemic underscored the need for a rights-based approach to health in the U.S.,
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires Medicaid plans to publish and update accurate and searchable provider directories. Insurers should also work to decrease the shortage of mental health care providers in their networks.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Passed in 1986, EMTALA requires hospitals accepting Medicaid or Medicare payments from HHS or CMS to provide abortion care necessary to address emergency medical conditions. Because most hospitals rely on Medicaid and Medicare payments, the law currently applies to nearly all hospitals in the U.S.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 4, 2021
Much of the uncertainty has centered around insurance coverage , with some private insurers already moving to roll back coverage of virtual care while others have taken steps in the opposite direction. Congress to enact more lasting changes. ON THE RECORD. Julian Cyr, D-Truro. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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