In Focus:
Medicaid & Exchange Enrollment Update – Fall 2016
Roundup:
Massachusetts Issues MassHealth Medicaid MCO RFR
Centene May Operate in All Five Alabama RCO Districts
Florida Receives 37 Responses to Medicaid Managed Care RFI
Florida Senate to Consider Block Grant Model
Maryland DHMH Secretary Steps Down
Tennessee 1115 Waiver Extension Approved by CMS
In Focus:
Virginia JLARC Issues Report on Medicaid
Roundup:
CMS Approves Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Waiver Changes
Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative in Maine is Likely
Evergreen Health to Exit Maryland Marketplace in 2017
Montana DPHHS Executive Director to Step Down
New York’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Extended
Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care RFP Updates
Half of States See Budget Shortfalls, Most Since Recession
21st Century Cures Act Passes, Advancing Support for Mental Health
In Focus:
Oklahoma Releases SoonerHealth+ RFP
Roundup:
Iowa Medicaid MCOs Continue to Report Losses
Medica to Exit Minnesota Medicaid Managed Care Market
New York Extends Duals Demonstration for Two Years
GuildNet Withdrawal from New York MLTC not Final
Medicaid Spending Rose 9.7 Percent in 2015
Managed Care, Hospitals Weigh in on ACA Repeal
In Focus:
Revisiting Congressman Tom Price’s ACA Repeal Legislation
Roundup:
Oklahoma Releases SoonerHealth+ RFP
MassHealth Chooses Six Provider Networks for ACO Pilot
New Jersey Medicaid releases latest MCO contract amendment
GuildNet Freezing MLTC Enrollment Outside NYC
CMS Nominee Helped Develop Indiana Medicaid Expansion Waiver
In Focus:
November Roundup
Roundup:
Florida Releases RFI Ahead of 2017 Medicaid Managed Care Reprocurement
Florida Requests CMS Approval for Medicaid Housing Pilot
Kansas Medicaid MCO RFP Delayed
Louisiana Releases Provider-Led Medicaid ACO RFI
New Hampshire Extends MCO Agreements, Begins MLTSS Planning
New York Basic Health Plan Enrollment Higher than Expected
Texas STAR+PLUS Reprocurement to be Statewide
Utah Medicaid Expansion Delayed
Walker, Scott Voice Support for Medicaid Block Grants
In Focus:
Revisiting Republican Governors’ 2011 Medicaid Reform Proposals
Roundup:
Ohio Medicaid Director John McCarthy Stepping Down
Election Results Derail Medicaid Expansion Discussions in Georgia, Idaho, South Dakota
Andrew Bremberg to Lead Trump Health Care Transition Team
Kansas Pilot Aims to Move Individuals with I/DD to HCBS Settings
In Focus:
Quarterly Medicaid MCO Enrollment Update
Roundup:
Nevada Medicaid MCO Awards Announced
Colorado ACC Phase II Draft RFP Released for Public Comment
Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Urges Lawmakers to Continue RCO Transition
CMS Approves MassHealth Waiver to Implement ACO Models
California Voters Extend Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program, Defeat Drug Pricing Measure
Colorado Universal Health Care Ballot Measure Defeated
Berry Named Georgia DCH Commissioner
In Focus:
Arizona Issues ALTCS Managed Care RFP
Roundup:
Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative Reports Savings
Iowa to Increase Medicaid MCO Payments by $33 Million
Michigan Governor Vetoes Health Insurance Claims Tax Repeal, Replacement
Pennsylvania Provides Updates on Pending Managed Care Awards
Vermont All-Payer ACO Model to Launch in 2017
In Focus:
HMA Telehealth Series - Telepsychiatry and the Psychiatric Workforce Shortage
Roundup:
Arkansas Considers Provider-Led Managed Care Model
Indiana Issues Medicaid NEMT RFP
CMS Extends Kentucky’s 1115 Waiver Comment Period
CMS Approves Washington’s 1115 Waiver Renewal
MACPAC Announces October Public Meeting Agenda
In Focus:
Highlights from Kaiser/HMA 50-State Survey
Roundup:
Florida AHCA Seeks to Extend Managed Care 1115 Waiver
Missouri Statewide Medicaid MCO Awards Announced
Tennessee Issues Inmate Health Services RFP
Virginia Medicaid Expansion Push Continues Amid Budget Shortfall