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  • November 1, 2016

    Lessons from California

    Abbi Coursolle

    Decades after being ordered by a state appeals court to adhere to Medicaid law, California's Medicaid agency, Medi-Cal, starting in 2017 will be required by state law to ensure it is providing transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries, writes Staff Attorney Abbi Coursolle in this month's Lessons from California. Coursolle…

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  • September 1, 2016

    NHeLP Comments to PERM Regulations

    Leo Cuello

    In comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo Cuello recommends that HHS should make the Payment Error Rate Measurement regulations consistent with the recently released Medicaid managed care regulations and use the Payment Error Rate Measurement process as a tool to promote…

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  • September 1, 2016

    NHeLP Comments to MACRA Regulations

    Leo Cuello

    In comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo Cuello recommends that HHS should improve the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act regulations to encourage models of care that will provide consumers with high-quality care, and put less emphasis only on increasing provider risk…

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  • August 24, 2016

    Health Advocate: Medicaid Expansion Section 1115 Demonstrations Update

    Health Policy Director Leonardo Cuello provides updates on the states seeking to expand Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, and examines the troubling deviations from Medicaid law that some states are pursuing. As Cuello notes in the August "Health Advocate," the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)…

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  • July 18, 2016

    Issue Brief: Why Are Medicaid Lock-in Programs Used and How Can They Be Improved

    In this Issue Brief, Legal Director Jane Perkins explains what Medicaid lock-in programs are, what are the legal requirements for implementing them, and how these programs can be improved to better serve Medicaid beneficiaries.

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  • April 26, 2016

    Issue Brief: Highlights of the Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations

    HHS issued the final Medicaid Managed Care rule on April 25, 2016. This issue brief provides initial highlights of key portions of the regulations. NHeLP will issue a more extensive review of the regulation in the upcoming days and weeks.

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