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HMA’s Accountable Care Institute Looks at Value-Based Reimbursement for Providers
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Florida Governor Intends to Call Special Session on Budget
CMS to Florida: LIP Not Dependent on Expansion
Maximus Recommended for Indiana Enrollment Broker Contract
Pennsylvania Plans MCO RFA Release for Late Summer
Minnesota House Proposes to End MinnesotaCare
FTC Weighs In on New York DSRIP
New York Duals Demonstration Off to Slow Start
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Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Update – Q1 2015
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CMS Considers Medicaid Expansion Decision in Evaluating the Renewal of Uncompensated Care Pools
Florida Governor to Sue White House Over LIP Funding
Florida Medicaid MCOs and PSNs Report Losses
Xerox’s New York MMIS System Contract Approved
New York to Pursue Basic Health Program
Expansion States Enroll Newly Eligible Inmates in Medicaid
Proposed Rule to Provide States Additional Time to Seek Medicaid Eligibility System Funds
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Kentucky Issues Medicaid Managed Care RFP
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CMS, Florida Officials Spar Over LIP, Medicaid Expansion Montana Legislature Backs Medicaid Expansion Nebraska Legislature Rejects Medicaid Expansion New York Behavioral Health Carve-In Delayed Again New Jersey MAAC Meeting Highlights Key Program Updates North Carolina Claims Payment System Receives Preliminary Certification Texas Medical Board Votes to Restrict Telemedicine CMS Announces Navigator Grant Opportunity New Medicaid Enrollees Significantly Increased Prescription Drug Use in 2014
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New Hampshire RFA Solicits Additional MCO(s)
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Alaska Legislature Considers Medicaid Expansion Florida LIP Negotiations Stalled, But CMS Pledges to Continue Feds Propose Rule to Protect Medicaid/CHIP Members under Mental health Parity Law Missouri Senate Budget Would Expand Medicaid Managed Care
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Massachusetts Duals Demonstration Update
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California Submits Section 1115 Waiver Application to CMS Georgia FY 2016 Budget Update SCOTUS Rules Providers Cannot Sue State To Raise Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Illinois FY 2015 Budget Fix Passes Senate, Signed by Governor Medicaid Expansion Bill Wins Approval in Montana Senate Tennessee Medicaid Expansion Bill Fails in Senate New York Behavioral Health Managed Care Transition to Begin July 1, 2015 OMB Reviewing Medicaid Managed Care Rule
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Florida Low-Income Pool (LIP) Update
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Illinois House Passes 2.25 Percent Provider Cut in Budget Fix
Medicaid Expansion Lowers Hospital Uninsured Costs by $7.4B
Florida Proposes 1115 Waiver Amendment
Blue Shield of California Tax-Exempt Status Revoked
New York DSRIP Implementation Plan Deadline Extended
Baylor Scott & White and Tenet to Partner on Five North Texas Hospitals
Florida Senate Committee Approval of Medicaid Expansion Proposal sets up Senate Floor Vote
Tennessee Governor’s Medicaid Expansion Proposal Recommended by Senate Committee
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Texas Health Plans Cite Savings, Quality Improvements under Managed Care
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16.4 Million Insured Since ACA Implementation California Medicaid Draft Waiver Renewal Proposal Released Alaska Governor Proposes New Medicaid Expansion Bill HIP 2.0 Medicaid Expansion Increases Number of Providers Details Emerge Related to Value Based Medicaid Payments in New York Ohio Governor Proposes Premiums for Medicaid Recipients
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Reviewing ICRC Findings, Guidance to States on D-SNP Contracting Options
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Florida Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion Bill New Hampshire Medicaid Expansion Waiver Approved by Feds Texas Launches Duals Demonstration, Begins STAR+PLUS Nursing Home Carve-In Federal Judge Outlines California Prison Health Care Transition Out of Receivership Pennsylvania DHS Outlines Details of Medicaid Expansion Transition Timing Nationwide Exchange Enrollment Nears 11.7 Million
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Responding to King v. Burwell: What Policy Levers can States “Pull” to Maintain Coverage if the Supreme Court Sides with King?
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Missouri Announces MCO RFP Awards
Georgia Announces Wiant as New Chief of Medicaid
New York, Massachusetts Health Plans Report Losses
Massachusetts Governor Seeks Budget Savings From MassHealth
Telemedicine Advances in Minnesota, Mississippi and Missouri
New York Delays Implementation of Duals Demonstration
Pennsylvania Pivots to Traditional Medicaid Expansion
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Update on Duals Demonstration Enrollment
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State budget discussions heat up in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts Utah Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion Plan New York State of Health Enrollment exceeds 2.1 million Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina Hinges on Subsidy Court Ruling Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Up 19 Percent Since Expansion MACPAC to Hold Public Meeting February 26-27
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