• 05.24.17

    Proposed 2018 Uncompensated Care Payment Methodology—Implications for Hospitals

    Hospitals qualifying for the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program that receive uncompensated care payments should be aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has resurrected its proposal to begin phasing in the use of uncompensated care data reported in ...

  • 05.23.17

    Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, May 23, 2017

    The President's budget proposes over $600 billion in Medicaid cuts on top of major reductions anticipated in repeal and replace legislation; the Trump Administration asks the Court for more time to decide on cost-sharing reduction payments under House v. Price, while states file a motion to try ...

  • 05.22.17

    A Closer Look at Wisconsin’s Premium Proposal

    The State of Wisconsin recently proposed a Medicaid waiver that includes a number of precedent-setting features, including a 48-month time limit on enrollment (with the limit paused for periods of employment or job training), and mandatory drug screening, testing and treatment (as necessary), as ...

  • 05.18.17

    AHCA Would Affect Medicare, Too

    Dual eligibles—Medicare beneficiaries who also are enrolled in Medicaid—account for one-third of all Medicaid spending and could be disproportionately affected by efforts to cut and cap federal Medicaid funding.

  • 05.16.17

    Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, May 16, 2017

    Governors pen bipartisan letter to Congress urging five-year extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); new analyses find Medicaid funding cuts under the AHCA would disproportionately affect women; and a Heritage Foundation fellow is tapped to lead HHS's Center ...

  • 05.09.17

    Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, May 9, 2017

    Republican governors react to passage of the AHCA in the House; insurers begin to make Marketplace rate filing decisions despite continuing uncertainty; and expansion waiver evaluations in Indiana and Iowa find many enrollees are accruing penalties—including disenrollment.

  • 05.08.17

    Medicaid’s Role in Public Emergencies and Health Crises

    Editor’s Note: When it comes to natural disasters and public health crises, it is not surprising—in fact, it is expected—that federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention step in to help the victims.

  • 05.05.17

    House Repeal and Replace Bill: The American Health Care Act

    On Thursday, May 4, the House passed by a narrow margin the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the House Republican plan to repeal and replace major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

  • 05.03.17

    Medicaid Family Planning Programs: Six Years Post-ACA Implementation

    The passage of the ACA in 2010 altered the role of family planning programs within many states and created a more complex environment for family planning providers.

  • 05.02.17

    Maine Releases Draft Waiver Request Proposing New Eligibility Requirements

    On April 25, 2017, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS released for public comment a draft Section 1115 waiver application to implement new eligibility and coverage requirements for MaineCare, the State’s Medicaid program.

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