The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a report outlining the funding and other assistance it has provided to states as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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New York Health Department Proposes 2% Cut to Medicaid Payments, 4% Cap on Annual Spending Increases
A proposal by the New York State Department of Health would cap annual Medicaid spending increases at 4 percent and cut Medicaid payments to all healthcare providers by 2 percent, according to a New York Times report.
In efforts to keep Medicaid afloat, Anthony Keck, the director of South Carolina's Medicaid program, has proposed a $125 million cut to physicians and hospitals as well as $36 million in delayed payments to managed care groups that pay physicians…
Pennsylvania's adultBasic insurance program, which provides healthcare coverage to low-income adults who don't quality for Medicaid, will be terminated on Feb. 28, effectively ending coverage for approximately 42,000 Pennsylvanians, according to an NPR news report.
While many other states are asking for federal permission to cut Medicaid enrollment, Minnesota has received permission to expand its Medicaid rolls by 95,000 people on March 1, according to a report by the Hill.
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HHS’ decision to allow Arizona to cut its Medicaid rolls by a quarter million people may open the door for other states to implement similar cuts, according to a report by Kaiser Health News. Years ago, under a federal waiver,…
The author of a plan to overhaul Florida Medicaid said if HHS does not allow the plan to go forward, the state may exit the program altogether, according to a report by the Florida Times-Union.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has approved a request by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to cut the number of Medicaid beneficiaries in the state by 250,000, saving $541.5 million, according to a Bloomberg report.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said the state is seeking permission from the federal government to charge wealthier Medicaid beneficiaries higher co-pays, according to a report from The Hill. Gov. Herbert said patients should be held accountable and “have a little…
American Health Facilities Development, a subsidiary of Quorum Health Resources, has completed it's partnership with Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Ga., on a 64-bed replacement hospital, according to a company news release.