The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a newly proposed rule to help Medicaid recipients maintain access to healthcare, even as states struggle to keep up with Medicaid budget shortfalls.
Healthcare cuts imminent after California voters dismiss deficit reduction plans
May 21, 2009
Voters in California can expect significant cuts to healthcare services and education programs after rejecting a series of ballot measures Tuesday that would have filled part of the state’s $21 billion...
Medicaid a possible target as governors warn constituents about budget struggles
Jan 05, 2011
New governors, 26 of whom were elected in November, are facing deep fiscal problems. Many are taking a hard look at Medicaid as a source of budget savings.
Yarwood warns states not to opt out of Medicaid
Nov 19, 2010
States thinking of withdrawing from the Medicaid program should think again, the head of the American Health Care Association says.
AHCA pressures CMS, lawmakers to wait on ‘five-star’ rating system
Nov 25, 2008
The pending “five-star” nursing home rating system should be delayed because it would not accurately reflect the quality of the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association...
Medicaid overbilling allegations were ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading,’ Signature...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2014
Authorities have asserted that Signature HealthCARE billed Medicaid for $2 million in unapproved costs, but this was an oversimplification that presented the company in an unfair light, the large long-term...
House passes spending cut bill containing Medicare spending cuts
By
McKnight's Staff
May 11, 2012
The House on Thursday passed spending cut legislation that included a 2% cut in Medicare spending.
MedPAC worried over managed care plan for dual eligibles
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
A Medicare advisory panel has expressed concern that automatic enrollment into managed care plans for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries would harm their access to healthcare.
Medicaid expansion a boon for early adopters: Report
By
John Hall
Apr 09, 2015
A new report produced for the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that Medicaid expansion provides a “win-win” for participating states and the government.
Medicaid enhancement provision likely to stay in extenders bill
Jun 29, 2010
A congressional measure that would extend by six months a temporary increase in Medicaid assistance to states will remain part of a tax extenders bill. That will occur contrary to rumors that the provision...