Weekly Roundup

September 14, 2016

In Focus:

HMA Conference on Integrated Delivery Is Just a Month Away, More Than 200 Already Registered to Attend

Roundup:

Arkansas Issues Draft RFP for Managed Dental Services
Missouri Medicaid to Support Telehealth Services in Schools
New Jersey Regulators Take Over Health Republic CO-OP
New York Issues Emergency Regulation on Risk Adjustment
Ohio Medicaid Expansion Waiver Application Denied
Oklahoma Announces 3-Year Phase-in of SoonerHealth+
Oklahoma Health Care Authority Names Paternik-Ikard CEO
U.S. Uninsured Rate Falls to 9.1 Percent
HMA News: HMA Telehealth Advisory Practice Group Supports Clients in Considering Telemedicine Solutions
HMA News: “What Matters Most: Essential Attributes of a High-Quality System of Care for Adults with Complex Care Needs”

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September 7, 2016

In Focus:

Texas Submits Uncompensated Care Evaluation to CMS

Roundup:

Colorado Expands Coverage of Hepatitis C Treatment
Florida Approves 19 Percent Exchange Plan Rate Increase
Nebraska Releases Dental Health Plan RFP
Texas Fears Budget Cuts as Medicaid Costs Rise
DC to Release Managed Care RFP in October

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August 31, 2016

In Focus:

Illinois Releases Draft 1115 Waiver for Behavioral health Redesign

Roundup:

Pennsylvania Announces Preliminary Community HealthChoices Contract Awards
Kentucky Revises Medicaid Expansion Waiver Application
Michigan Issues RFP for Health Innovation Grants
Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO to Resign
HHS Report: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Lower Premiums
Analysis Finds That a Third of U.S. Counties to Have One Exchange Insurer

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August 24, 2016

In Focus:

NHE Projections for Medicaid Updated Through 2025

Roundup:

Kansas Signs MMIS Contract with HP
Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Report Card Published
Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Approves Rate Increases to Preserve Exchange Options

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August 17, 2016

In Focus:

HMA Weekly Roundup – August 17, 2016

Roundup:

Alabama Special Session on Medicaid Funding Begins
Idaho Medicaid Expansion to be Discussed by Legislature
Illinois to Release Draft 1115 Waiver for Behavioral Redesign
Nebraska Judge Set to Rule on Medicaid MCO Awards
New Hampshire Submits Revised Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Rhode Island Medicaid Director to Step Down

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August 10, 2016

In Focus:

HMA Conference Early Bird Registration Ends August 15

Roundup:

Florida Hospitals to Challenge State on Medicaid Rates
Kansas Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Issues Persist
Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Continues
New Jersey Amends Medicaid MCO Contracts
Ohio Advocates Call for Rejection of “Healthy Ohio” Waiver
CMS Encourages Medicaid Home Care for Individuals with Disabilities
Studies Find Medicaid Expansion Increases Access, Does Not Drive ER Utilization

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August 3, 2016

In Focus:

Medicaid MCO Enrollment Update – Q2 2016

Roundup:

Georgia Rejects Appeals of Medicaid Managed Care Awards
Indiana Medicaid Lockout Waiver Request Denied by CMS
New Hampshire Medicaid Director to Step Down
Alabama Governor Proposes Lottery to Raise Medicaid Funds

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July 27, 2016

In Focus:

Rhode Island Issues Medicaid MCO Procurement

Roundup:

Pennsylvania Reissues HealthChoices RFP
Ohio To Expand Medicaid Managed Care
CHIP Enrollment Re-Opens in Arizona
United, Aetna Prepare to Enter Medi-Cal Market in 2017
New York Medicaid Director Addresses Social Transformation

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July 20, 2016

In Focus:

HMA Launches Medicaid Managed Care Rules Tool

Roundup:

Rhode Island Issues Medicaid Managed Care Procurement
Maryland Requests 3 Year Extension on Medicaid 1115 Waiver
Covered California Rates Increase 13 percent
Montana Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Ahead of Projections

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July 13, 2016

In Focus:

Dual Eligible Demonstration Enrollment Update

Roundup:

MassHealth Accepting LOIs for Interested Duals Demo Plans
Connecticut Hears Proposal to Form CCOs
Health Alliance to Exit Illinois Medicaid MCO Market
Kentucky 1115 Waiver Proposal Met with Strong Opposition
New York Seeks Comments on Section 1115 Waiver
Texas Supreme Court Delays Medicaid Therapy Provider Cuts

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