Medicaid maintenance of effort

Federal Health Policy Update for December 22

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of December 19-22. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress As of this writing, Congress continues to work on an FY 2023 omnibus spending bill: the Senate has passed it but the House has not yet addressed it. Highlights of what negotiators have agreed to – but that have not yet been adopted – include: Preventing the additional four percent Medicare sequester for two years. Reducing by more than half the 4.5 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians [...]

admin2022-12-22T17:30:38+00:00December 22, 2022|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Congress, COVID-19, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare bad debt reimbursement, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, Telehealth|

Recession Taking its Toll on States

State Medicaid programs are feeling the effects of the current recession, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service. According to the brief report, state Medicaid enrollment and costs have risen since the COVID-19 pandemic began and states expect them to continue rising into their 2021 fiscal years. State efforts to reduce spending are limited by provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provided additional federal Medicaid matching funds to the states to assist them with their Medicaid costs during the COVID-19 pandemic but impose maintenance-of-effort requirements in exchange for continued state access to the enhanced [...]

admin2020-11-17T06:00:33+00:00November 17, 2020|Congress, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Medicaid|