Weekly Roundup

June 18, 2014

In Focus:

Dual Eligible Demonstration Enrollment Update

Roundup:

Illinois update on Medicaid managed care plans by region New Hampshire Medicaid expansion timing finalized New Jersey update on MLTSS implementation Indiana FSSA Secretary Steps Down New York MMIS RFP award protested

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June 11, 2014

In Focus:

Rhode Island Duals Procurement Reviewed

Roundup:

Georgia DCH cancels RFP for ABD Medicaid managed care
Florida agrees to cover Medicaid MCO Sovaldi costs
Illinois Medicaid managed care rollout delayed
Massachusetts’ uninsured rate nears zero
Virginia budget proceeds without Medicaid expansion

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June 4, 2014

In Focus:

Florida Update on Medicaid Managed Care Initiatives

Roundup:

Preliminary Exchange rates released in Arizona, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont Connecticut Governor signs for-profit hospital bill Cook County (IL) releases data on health of CountyCare enrollees Meridian to exit New Hampshire Medicaid managed care program Medicaid managed care taxes scrutinized in Pennsylvania, North Carolina

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May 28, 2014

In Focus:

Texas and CMS Finalize Dual Eligible Demo MOU

Roundup:

California MediConnect Enrollment Update Xerox Awarded New York MMIS Contract Rhode Island Updated Duals Demo Timeline CMS Conducting Study on State Payment Rates to MCOs Safety Net Hospitals Report Drop in Uninsured Admissions 170,000 Arkansans Deemed Eligible for Private Option Michigan Reinstates Medicaid Managed Care Use Tax

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May 21, 2014

In Focus:

Indiana Proposes Alternative Medicaid Expansion

Roundup:

Colorado Governor Signs Bill for Hepatitis C Screening Nebraska Medicaid Delaying Development of MLTSS Program Nevada Switching to Federal Exchange New York Health Plans form Strategic Alliance Timeline for Revised Puerto Rico Mi Salud RFP Revealed CMS Releases Final 2015 Exchange Regs, Basic Health FAQs

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May 14, 2014

In Focus:

Pennsylvania Issues Healthy PA RFA

Roundup:

Florida Removes Sovaldi and Olysio from Preferred Drug List Connecticut Legislature Passes For-Profit Hospital Bill Colorado Selects HP to Update Medicaid Claims System Texas HHSC Cancels Xerox Medicaid Contract over Dental Claims Fraud Ohio Details Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Trends Puerto Rico Cancels RFP, Extending ASO Contracts

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May 7, 2014

In Focus:

HHS Reports on Medicaid, Exchange Enrollment

Roundup:

Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Begins Rollout Florida Finalizes FY 2014-2015 Budget California Releases D-SNP Policy Proposal Ascension, CHE Trinity Announce Michigan Partnership New York Update on Behavioral Health Reform Texas Issues Medicaid ICF/IID Care Management RFP

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April 30, 2014

In Focus:

CMS Actuary Issues Medicaid Forecast Report

Roundup:

Florida FY 2014-15 legislative budget update
Oregon to abandon state health insurance exchange
New York Medicaid managed care program update
California assembly passes increase in Medi-Cal provider rates
Michigan bill introduced to reinstate Medicaid HMO “use tax”
Rhode Island to launch health care claims database
Cain Bros. hosts conference call on psychiatric hospitals

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April 23, 2014

In Focus:

Illinois’ Updated Medicaid Care Coordination Rollout

Roundup:

California Publishes Exchange Enrollment Report
Indiana Provides Updates on Upcoming Medicaid Managed ABD RFP
New York Updates on Managed LTC and Duals Demonstration
Colorado Reports on Exchange Enrollment
Utah Agreement on Medicaid Expansion with CMS Reportedly Close

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April 16, 2014

In Focus:

Quarterly Medicaid MCO Enrollment Update – Q1 2014

Roundup:

Indiana releases Medicaid managed ABD RFI
Texas releases STAR Health RFP
Florida Medicaid waiver approved by CMS
New York waiver amendment approved by CMS
Update on Georgia DCH appropriations
Maine Governor vetoes Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion enrollment updates in Colorado, New Jersey, Indiana, New York
Washington Medicaid managed care audit calls for greater oversight

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