In Focus:
AHCA Report Highlights Nursing Center Funding Gap
Roundup:
Draft Arkansas Works Plan, Waiver Renewal Posted for Comment
Georgia Extends Federal Settlement Agreement to Move Individuals with I/DD Out of State Hospitals
Kansas Budget to Cut Medicaid Reimbursements by 4 Percent
Kentucky Expands Efforts to Enroll Ex-Inmates in Medicaid
Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion Proposal Stalls
In Focus:
New Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
Roundup:
California MCO Tax Approved by CMS
Kansas to Hold Public Meetings on MCO Contract Renewals
Kansas, Louisiana Consider Medicaid Cuts
New York DSRIP Spending Slow to Begin
Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion Proposal Gains Momentum
Virginia Holds Pre-Proposal Conference for MLTSS RFP
In Focus:
Rhode Island Launches Duals Demonstration
Roundup:
Alabama Delays Medicaid Reform Plan Due to Lack of Funding
Arizona Restores CHIP Program
California Reverses Course on Passive Enrollment for Duals
Pennsylvania Announces MLTSS RFP Bidders
CMS Tightens Exchange Special Enrollment Periods, Simplifies Rules for CO-OPs
In Focus:
Missouri Statewide MCO Expansion, Virginia MLTSS RFPs Reviewed
Roundup:
Rhode Island Launches Dual Eligible Demo
Maryland, New York Seek Medicaid Enrollment for Inmates Leaving Prison
Oklahoma Health Care Authority Approves Behavioral Health Cuts
South Dakota Accused of Unnecessarily Institutionalizing Individuals with Disabilities
Texas Receives Approval for 1115 Waiver Extension
Colorado Universal Coverage Ballot Measure Slated for November
HHS Urges States to Enroll Inmates in Medicaid Prior to Their Release
In Focus:
Updates from the New Jersey Medical Assistance Advisory Council
Roundup:
Pennsylvania Announces HealthChoices RFP Awards
CMS Releases Final Medicaid Managed Care Rules
Arkansas Governor Extends Medicaid Expansion Using Line-item Veto
Illinois to Cap Home Health Worker Hours to Prevent Overtime
New Mexico Proposes $160 Million Reduction in Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
Texas HHSC Commissioner Announces Retirement
Wisconsin Projects $300 Million Savings from Managed Long-Term Care Redesign
In Focus:
Medicaid MCO Enrollment Update – Q1 2016
Roundup:
Connecticut Governor Proposes 10 Percent Reduction in Pediatric Dental Rates
New Mexico Considers Provider Payment Cuts of Up to 5 Percent
New York AG Files Suit Against MCO Over Access to Hepatitis C Drugs
Pennsylvania to Expand PACE Options
Alaska Legislature Passes Medicaid Reform Bill
In Focus:
Ohio’s Healthy Ohio 1115 Waiver, ABD Eligibility Changes Reviewed
Roundup:
Arkansas Passes Legislation to Continue Medicaid Expansion
California Scraps MMIS Modernization
CMS Approves New York SPA for Children’s Health Homes
Long Named Director of TennCare
Vermont Issues Medicaid ACO RFP
Washington Increases Funding for Mental Health
Rockefeller Institute Projects Flat State Income Tax Revenues
In Focus:
CDC Issues Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Roundup:
Virginia to Rebid Medallion 3.0 Contracts This Year
Arkansas Special Session Will Not Include Managed Care Proposal
New York Budget Agreement Reached
New Hampshire Passes Medicaid Expansion Extension
Oklahoma Coverage Expansion Proposal Unveiled
TennCare Director Announces Departure
Washington Begins Physical-Behavioral Managed Care Integration
In Focus:
Wisconsin Proposes Family Care/IRIS Redesign
Roundup:
Florida Governor Signs Dental Carve-Out Bill
Arkansas to Hold Special Session on Medicaid Reform
Oklahoma Medicaid Providers Facing 25 Percent Rate Cuts
Massachusetts Hospital Association Opposes Tax Proposal
Pennsylvania Governor Allows Budget to Lapse into Law
CBO Revises ACA Cost Estimates Upwards
In Focus:
California Duals Demo Performance Dashboard
Roundup:
California Fragile Kids Transition to Managed Care on Hold
Arkansas considers managed care for individuals with disabilities, mental illness
Arkansas, Idaho and Louisiana lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion waivers
Medicaid Funding at risk as New Mexico Battles Budget Pressures
Report Indicates Rhode Island Overpaid MCOs for Medicaid Expansion
Vermont to Postpone MMIS Implementation