Medicaid and institutions for mental diseases

MACPAC Seeks Input on IMDs

A 2018 law calls for the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to report to Congress on institutions for mental diseases, or IMDs, receiving Medicaid payments. The law specifies that MACPAC solicit input from a variety of sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state Medicaid and mental health agencies and authorities, Medicaid insurers, Medicaid advocates, and others. To help fulfill this requirement, MACPAC is now soliciting views from stakeholders. Among the many subjects on which MACPAC seeks input are (in MACPAC’s words), state requirements, including certification, licensure and accreditation applied to IMDs seeking Medicaid payment and [...]

admin2019-05-10T06:00:59+00:00May 10, 2019|MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission|

MACPAC Meets

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the sessions. The Commission wrapped up its work on the June 2019 Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP at the April meeting, with sessions reviewing four of the report’s five draft chapters on Thursday morning, and votes on potential recommendations later in the afternoon. First on Thursday’s agenda was a draft June chapter on Medicaid prescription drug policy, which contained draft recommendations to provide states with a grace period to determine Medicaid drug coverage and [...]

admin2019-04-16T06:00:59+00:00April 16, 2019|MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations|

MACPAC Meets

Members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met in Washington, D.C. last week to discuss a number of Medicaid and CHIP meetings. The following is MACPAC’s summary of this meeting. MACPAC’S March 2018 meeting began with a review of two draft chapters with recommendations that will be included in MACPAC’s June 2018 report, the first to improve operation of the Medicaid drug rebate program and the second to improve the clarity of substance use disorder (SUD) confidentiality regulations. At the opening session the Commission reviewed a draft chapter on Medicaid drug policy and later voted to approve [...]

admin2018-03-08T06:00:35+00:00March 8, 2018|MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid long-term services and supports, Medicaid regulations for the disabled|