The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) recently requested an amendment to Washington’s Section 1115 Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) waiver that would expand coverage for former foster care youth. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved Washington’s request to extend and amend its Section … Read more
After Minnesota’s Medicaid dental benefits for adults were slashed due to budget cuts in 2009, the state has successfully expanded its adult dental Medicaid benefit set, which will go into effect in the new year. About one out of four Minnesota residents receive publicly funded dental insurance, and non-traumatic emergency room dental care is estimated … Read more
Michigan health leaders are taking needed steps to ensure residents are retaining their coverage as Medicaid redeterminations continue. Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA) Health Center Operations Officer Anne Scott discussed the state’s redetermination progress during the MPCA’s August update as the state moves through its third month of renewals. “We have data available … Read more
Washington hospitals will be getting needed extra funds to care for patients who are difficult to discharge following the state’s 2023 legislative session. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 5103, which will increase payments to acute care hospitals for difficult-to-discharge Medicaid patients. State of Reform discussed the impact of SB 5103, and other insights from … Read more
With Medi-Cal redeterminations underway following the end of the federal public health emergency, the Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP) is concerned about recently released data from the state, which shows that 225,231 individuals have been disenrolled from the program so far. For the renewal period beginning in April, a total of 1,052,030 individuals … Read more
The Florida Legislature passed a bill during this year’s session that will help diabetics in the state by providing greater access to continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). House Bill 967 requires the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors for Medicaid patients who have been diagnosed with Type 1 or … Read more
Washington has seen about four percent of its Medicaid enrollees lose coverage since redeterminations began in April, which is a much lower rate than many reporting states. Trinity Wilson, assistant director for Medicaid customer service at the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), updated lawmakers on the state’s redetermination process during a Senate Health and … Read more
In late June, Hawaii’s Med-QUEST Healthcare Advisory Committee met to discuss Medicaid redeterminations and the 1115 waiver renewal. Med-QUEST is the state’s Medicaid agency, which launched the Stay Well Stay Covered Campaign prior to the start of redeterminations. Meredith Nichols, assistant administrator and deputy director of the state’s Med-QUEST division, said that while redeterminations are … Read more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved Washington’s request to extend and amend its Section 1115 Medicaid Transformation Project waiver. The extension will allow Washington to implement new policies and use federal Medicaid funds to improve Apple Health, the state’s Medicaid program. The waiver ended on June 30th, and the … Read more
The Michigan Legislature recently passed the state’s 2023-2024 budget, which designates hundreds of millions of dollars to improve public health. The $82 billion budget is the largest in the state’s history and is expected to be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan Association of Local Public Health Executive Director Norm Hess said in … Read more