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- December 19, 2016
Protect Medicaid Funding: Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities, Issue 3
Read moreThis third issue in NHeLP's Protect Medicaid Funding series centers on policies to cut or cap Medicaid funding, and how such austerity actions would adversely impact the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities. For example with capped federal funding, states facing budget shortfalls "would have strong incentives…
- September 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments to MACRA Regulations
Read moreIn 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…
- May 19, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new to Medicaid and identify opportunities for advocates to improve their states' Medicaid managed care programs and ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to the information and services to which they…
- April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Read moreIn December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid. In this month's Health Advocate, we detail the "guardrails" for using section 1332 authority, the limits on combining 1332 and Medicaid waivers, and the potential impacts for Medicaid expansion. Ultimately,…
- March 17, 2016
Health Advocate: HCBS State Transition Plans & Implementation Updates
Read moreIn this month's Health Advocate, we assess CMS regulations that define the home and community-based services (HCBS) delivery system in Medicaid. Two years after regulations were finalized, we are entering a critical phase of the transition planning when states begin to post results from site-specific assessments and submit those…
