The Kaiser Family Foundation examined pre-pandemic data to determine what will happen to those disenrolled from Medicaid and CHIP once the continuous enrollment requirement ends March 31. The analysis found that 65% of those disenrolled went through a period of uninsurance.
Hawaii, Maryland and Ohio are the latest to join in extending postpartum Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for 12 months after pregnancy. In total, 21 states have adopted an extension.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The increases in enrollment are likely because of changes in the economy, policy changes like Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act and the temporary continuous enrollment requirement from the Family First Coronavirus Response Act, the report said.
CHIP, which covers 9 million children from low-income families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, is mostly federally funded. But states operate the program within federal guidelines.
Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the agency is making Medicare Advantage encounter data available to researchers. She made the announcement this week at the Health Datapalooza conference this week.
CMS announced the second batch of prospective recipients of its Health Care Innovation Awards, which brings the total amount of funding for the project to about $360 million for health systems that devise new, innovative ways to curb healthcare costs among high-risk patients. Prospective winners are selected based on “compelling new ideas to deliver better […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Last week MomsRising announced Wellness Wonder Teams whose mission is to get the word out about health insurance exchanges. This week Health and Human Services awarded $33 million in grant money to get more children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. Organizations ranging from Los Angeles Unified School District ($974,929) to Farmworker Justice ($777,468) to United […]