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April 9, 2015
Fact Sheet – IRS Updated Guidance on HCBS Difficulty of Care Payments
Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Last year, the IRS announced that payments received by in-home, individual care providers under Medicaid Home and Community Based (HCBS) waiver programs can be treated as "difficulty of care" payments and excluded from the care provider's gross income. In a recently updated Q&A, the IRS clarifies that payments from…
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March 31, 2015
Lessons from CA: Hospital Presumptive Eligibility
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
In this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts by NHeLP and other advocates to reverse an illegal California policy to deny HPE coverage to individuals who are currently income eligible for HPE, but were denied coverage because they had previously applied and were determined eligible for…
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March 23, 2015
Webinar: Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care
David Machledt and Wayne Turner Webinar
In this webinar presentation, NHeLP walks through its recently released Guide to Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care. The Guide provides a robust set of tools, tips, and techniques on how to obtain information about states' Medicaid managed care programs. The webinar highlights how advocates, policy makers,…
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March 16, 2015
Fact Sheet: Accountable Care Organizations in Medicaid
Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are entities that agree to provide coordinated care to enrollees and are eligible for incentive payments if they improve health and reduce costs. ACOs have been used in Medicare for several years but, until recently, much less so in Medicaid. That is beginning to change.…
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March 12, 2015
Health Advocate: Medicaid Financing
dfitzgerald Health Advocate
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March 10, 2015
NHeLP Matters – March 2015
dfitzgerald NHeLP Matters
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