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KFF Survey Finds State Medicaid Directors Are Focused on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Equity

KFF Survey Finds State Medicaid Directors Are Focused on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Equity

Nov 10, 2021 | Medicaid

By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey among the Medicaid Directors of 47 U.S. states and Washington D.C., conducted in the summer of 2021, found a deep impact of the pandemic on Medicaid policies and program spending. More than 50%...
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CMS Opens Up A Path for Value-Based Payment Agreements

CMS Opens Up A Path for Value-Based Payment Agreements

Feb 19, 2021 | Medicaid, Out of Pocket Costs

By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. Following a proposed rule in summer 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule to allow state Medicaid agencies to enter into innovative value-based pricing agreements with manufacturers. This is...
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KFF Survey Finds State Medicaid Directors Are Focused on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Equity

Tennessee’s Medicaid Block Grant Pilot Could Restrict Access to the Most Vulnerable

Feb 16, 2021 | Medicaid, State Issues

By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. One of the Trump Administration’s last healthcare moves was approval of an annual Medicaid block grant for Tennhat the state’s Messee—a conservative agenda item tedicaid program, TennCare, expects will give it more flexibility....
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Bipartisan Effort Pushes for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas, Work Requirement Optional 

Feb 6, 2020 | Medicaid

Kansas is en route to become the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the result of bipartisan negotiations led by the state’s Democratic Governor, Laura Kelly. About 150,000 more low-income adults in the state—whose income is up to 138%...
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Changes to Medicare/Medicare Advantage/Medicaid in 2020 and How it Affects Access to Care

Dec 12, 2019 | Health Insurance, Medicaid

Medicaid: Medicaid work requirements:...
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