Posts Tagged by medicaid
Summary of Federal Rules on Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to the States
| April 8, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Federal, Legislation/Policy, Public Coverage |
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Download the report here: Summary of Final Federal Rules on FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) to the States for the Newly Insured Medi-Cal Eligibles. 42 CFR 433, CMS 2327 FC, RIN 0938-AR 38 Under the ACA (Affordable Care Act), states receive 100% FFP (federal financial participation) for the new Medicaid… more
California Gains Federal Approval for Duals Demonstration
| March 27, 2013 | Posted by Veronika Kiselev under Blog |
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Today, California received federal approval for a three-year demonstration program, nearly two years in the making, to improve care for the Californians with both Medi-Cal and Medicare coverage (dual eligibles). The Duals Demonstration, now titled Cal MediConnect is scheduled to begin no sooner than October 2013. Dual eligibles account for… more
Summary and Commentary ABX1 1 (Perez) and SBX1 1 (Hernandez & Steinberg)
| March 14, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, State |
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The following paper provides ITUP’s Commentary on Assembly Bill X1 1, which was introduced in the California Assembly by Speaker John A. Perez, and Senate Bill X1, which was introduced in the California Senate by Senator Ed Hernandez and Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steingberg. more
KCMU Examines Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursement
| February 13, 2013 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) released an issue paper in December assessing how much the Medicaid physician reimbursement rate for primary care will rise in 2013. KCMU commissioned the Urban Institute to initiate a 50-state survey of Medicaid physician payment in 2012. The ACA allows states to… more
Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer Announces State Will Implement Medicaid Expansion
| January 21, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Legislation Policy News, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, Public Coverage News |
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Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer has announced that she will move forward to implement the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion in her state. She made the decision public in her annual State of the State address. This expansion would extend coverage to 240,000 Arizonans and bring $1.6 billion in federal… more
CMS Study Finds Health Spending Growth Rate Remains Low for Third Consecutive Year
| January 16, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Health Financing, Public Coverage, The Uninsured |
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Health Affairs published a recent study from the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the investigators found that total spending on health care in the United States was $2.7 trillion in 2011 and grew 3.9% from 2010 to 2011. This rate of growth… more
Thoughts on the Medicaid Expansion in CA
| January 15, 2013 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Legislation/Policy, State |
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This report is also available for download: Last week, the Governor proposed that we use the new federal Affordable Care Act funds available to expand[1] the Medicaid program in one of two ways: 1) the state would contract with managed care plans for their care or 2) the state would… more
Thinking Ahead: High Priorities for CA’s ACA Implementation (DRAFT)
| December 21, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Delivery Systems, Health Financing, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State |
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This working draft examines California’s ACA implementation efforts – where we are and where we need to go in the near future. Topics discussed include: Education, outreach and enrollment Medi-Cal expansion and simplification Exchange Residually uninsured Behavioral health Safety net Bending the cost curve Evolution The draft is available for… more
Summary of CMS’ FAQs on the Exchange and Medicaid Expansion
| December 13, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Federal, Legislation/Policy, State |
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There will be no further extensions of the deadlines for states to decide whether to operate an Exchange. State Exchanges must be financially self-sustaining by January 1, 2015. States will not be assessed a fee for using federal data services. Deadline to operate a Partnership Exchange between the state and… more
Survey of State Medicaid Programs Finds Program Spending at Near-Record Low, Slowing Enrollment and Provider Payment Cuts Cited As Causes
| October 25, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Funding, Health Financing, Health Financing News, Medi-Cal, Public Coverage, State Budget |
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A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of Medicaid programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that overall Medicaid program spending is nearly at a record low in 2012. State Medicaid programs also expect similar spending figures in 2013. The survey cites two chief reasons for the reduced overall… more
