Keynote: An update from CMMI
Nicole Pasia | May 17, 2022 | Maryland
Last day to submit public comments on proposed MHCC preauthorization amendments
Nicole Pasia | May 13, 2022 | Maryland
Hawaii leads nation in rising Covid hospitalizations, report finds
Nicole Pasia | May 12, 2022 | Hawaii
Keynote: A conversation on health equity with Alan Weil
Nicole Pasia | May 12, 2022 | Maryland
Social security and health care costs concern most older Floridians, report finds
Nicole Pasia | May 11, 2022 | Florida
Financial access to health care and social security are among top concerns for Floridians aged 50+, according to a new member survey from AARP Florida. Over 1,000 Floridians responded to the survey, which took place between May 20 and August 18, 2021. The survey asked about respondents’ recent life experiences
AHCA releases Florida Medicaid Managed Care re-procurement RFI
Nicole Pasia | May 10, 2022 | Florida
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) released a request for information (RFI) late last week in preparation of the upcoming Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) re-procurement process later this year. “The Agency is seeking information from entities and stakeholders with direct experience in the managed health and
Maryland’s Total Cost of Care model is shaping post Covid health financing
Nicole Pasia | May 10, 2022 | Maryland
Maryland’s unique Total Cost of Care (TCOC) model continues to shape the state’s recovery from the pandemic, especially among hospitals and other health facilities. Bob Atlas, President and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association; Katie Wunderlich, Executive Director of the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC); and Joe DeMattos, President
Med-QUEST invests millions into UH at Mānoa's Health Policy Initiative
Nicole Pasia | May 3, 2022 | Hawaii
Med-QUEST, Hawaiʻi ’s Medicaid division, recently announced a $10 million, multi-year commitment to health information and research initiatives at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa to improve health outcomes in the state. The partnership, which has formally been in the works since 2018, supports UH Mānoa’s Health
Upcoming changes to Maryland Medicaid ahead of post-PHE disenrollments
Nicole Pasia | Apr 29, 2022 | Maryland
Maryland Medicaid stakeholders met on Thursday to discuss the program’s next steps in light of what could be the last extension of the federal public health emergency (PHE), which ends July 15. Once the PHE ends, so will the freeze on Medicaid disenrollments, causing many vulnerable Marylanders to lose their
Maryland Tri-County Behavioral Health Engagement to expand Eastern Shore services
Nicole Pasia | Apr 28, 2022 | Maryland
In a developing partnership, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH), and several community partners are expanding behavioral health services on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This partnership, called the Tri-County Behavioral Health Engagement (TRIBE), is set to open its primary crisis center at TidalHealth later this year. The center will ultimately