Medicaid

It expands Medicaid access with a $100 million investment, and includes the largest Medicaid rate increase in two decades.

Medicaid providers are assigned a National Provider Identifier, which they use to submit claims for reimbursement for services rendered to Medicaid beneficiaries.

Some people were wrongly kicked off Medicaid in Arkansas when the state briefly introduced work requirements, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told lawmakers.

The audit identified inadequate controls and procedures over financial reporting of Medicaid payment data and Medicaid drug rebate data within the Department of Social Services – MO HealthNet Division.

The billing therapist needs to be enrolled with Medicaid or working under the supervision of a therapist who participates with Medicaid.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not take action on Indiana’s authority to charge premiums for Medicaid — at least for now.

The increased funding will align Medicaid rates with Medicare, the government insurance program for seniors, which pays about 38% more than Medicaid.

When people who qualify for Medicaid are kicked off Medicaid, that primary goal is not being met.

Half of people who were enrolled in Medicaid prior to unwinding said they heard little or nothing at all about the process, according to the KFF survey, which includes responses from 1,227 adults who were previously covered by Medicaid.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul slammed the state's Medicaid care program as a "racket" as more and more people are getting paid to care for their loved ones with Medicaid money.

States, which split funding of Medicaid with the federal government, typically expand Medicaid eligibility during times of economic growth when they have more revenue.

Asked during a recent phone briefing with reporters about Medicaid's legacy under her stewardship, Verma didn't mention the expansion, work requirements or efforts to turn Medicaid into a block grant program for states.

Behavioral health will get a large chunk of money, too, with House Democratic leaders raising Medicaid primary care rates to $14.5 million, while also adding $3 million to increase Medicaid rates for behavioral health providers, (D-38th District) said.

But many of the state’s residents, who voted for Medicaid expansion back in 2018, feel like the new tiered system flies in the face of their decision, according to more than 40 pages of comments on the Medicaid waiver.

By properly planning in advance, you can protect your home, qualify for a Medicaid program and avoid Medicaid recovery.

If you've had a large decrease in monthly income, you may be eligible for Medicaid, especially if you live in one of the 36 states that have expanded Medicaid coverage to raise the threshold under which low-income people can receive benefits.

In final negotiations, the House and Senate agreed to not trim $64 million in supplemental Medicaid payments that go to 28 hospitals that treat the majority of Medicaid patients in the state.

It is common, particularly in Medicaid planning, to transfer real estate to your irrevocable trust because Medicaid trusts typically provide that the grantor can reside in the property and shall maintain all tax exemptions formerly afforded to them.

The bill would strip employment requirements for Medicaid, and increase Medicaid funding through 2021.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have cleared Orchard View Terrace and Kitty Rhoades Memorial Memory Care Center to accept residents that need the Home and Community Based Waiver (Medicaid).