Michigan could expand coverage to uninsured, lawfully residing children but hasn't, says report
Patrick Jones | Nov 19, 2021 | Michigan
Utah Senate greenlights children's health care expansion bill
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 26, 2021 | Utah
5 Things Utah: Medicaid/CHIP enrollment, Pharma usage up, Social needs screening
Michael Goldberg | Jul 23, 2020 | Utah
5 Things Alaska: Medicaid enrollment, Early Bird registration, Bill Pearch
DJ Wilson | Jul 22, 2020 | Alaska
OHA wins federal funds for Medicaid and CHIP recipients
Michael Goldberg | Jan 16, 2020 | Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been awarded up to $16 million over seven years in federal funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model. The new model is designed with a goal of improving health for children and youth covered by
Drop in Utah's FMAP could mean a $37 million shortfall
Emily Boerger | Oct 8, 2019 | Utah
On October 1, the new FY 2020 FMAP percentages kicked in, resulting in a rate reduction for 17 states. Federal Medical Assistance Percentages – or FMAP -- are the percentage rates used to determine federal matching funds allocated for state medical and social services such as Medicaid and CHIP. The
HCA partnering with Coordinated Care in potential new integrated care model for kids
Healthier Washington | Mar 15, 2019 | Washington
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation announced a new model called Integrated Care for Kids (InCK). The InCK model is part of a strategy to fight the national opioid crisis. Its goal is to make positive health impacts and outcomes for kids covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner presents its 2019 legislative agenda
Sara Gentzler | Dec 6, 2018 | Washington
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) presented items from its 2019 Legislative Agenda to the House Business and Financial Services and House Health Care and Wellness committees this week. In total, OIC Legislative Director Lonnie Johns-Brown presented four items: the House Health Care and Wellness Committee will see
Report shows significant growth in Utah's rate of uninsured children
Emily Boerger | Dec 4, 2018 | Utah
For the first time in a decade, the number of uninsured children rose in the United States, according to a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Institute report. The report finds that an estimated 276,000 more children were uninsured in 2017 compared to 2016, increasing the national rate from 4.7 percent
HHSC posts RFI on managed care services for persons with serious mental illness
Emily Boerger | Jun 5, 2018 | Texas
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted an RFI seeking ideas and recommendations to improve managed care services for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and children or adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED). The RFI is looking for suggestions for cost effective ways to improve continuity of