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By Virgil DicksonThe CMS' sweeping rule to modernize the regulation of Medicaid managed-care plans is facing pushback from state Medicaid directors and insurers who say it would impose heavy-handed federal control and could hurt patient care....The National Health Law Program, a consumer advocacy group, praised the network adequacy provisions.…

By Rebecca KaplanSenate Republicans unveiled a bill Wednesday that aims to block any federal dollars from reaching Planned Parenthood. The legislation is a response to a series of undercover videos produced by anti-abortion activists who claim the organization is selling fetal tissue to researchers. (Planned Parenthood says the costs…

By Michelle M. SteinThe National Association of Medicaid Directors is urging CMS to stagger implementation of the major provisions in the proposed Medicaid managed care regulation and wants more state flexibility in several areas....The wide-ranging proposed Medicaid managed care regulation marks the first time CMS has proposed changes to…

By Liz Szabo and Laura UngarAbortion opponents, outraged by a series of hidden-camera videos that depict Planned Parenthood employees discussing fetal tissue donation, have called for Congress to investigate Planned Parenthood and strip the organization of the more than $500 million in federal funding it receives each year. But…

Medicaid will pay for applied behavior analysis by end of year, director saysBy Martha StoddardLINCOLN — Nebraska won't fight a judge's order for Medicaid to start covering a potentially costly but effective treatment for children with autism.Calder Lynch, the state Medicaid director, said Wednesday that the state would not…

By Virgil DicksonAs expected, the CMS' sweeping rule to modernize the regulation of Medicaid managed-care plans is drawing flak from state Medicaid directors and insurers who say it would impose heavy-handed federal control and could hurt patient care.But some consumer advocacy groups responded favorably to the proposed rules, saying…