The Trump administration and the new Republican Congress are primed to make big changes in Medicaid and Medicare in 2017.
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December 29, 2016
The nomination of Seema Verma by President-Elect Trump for the position of CMS Administrator sends a clear signal that the Trump Administration considers Medicaid one of its top healthcare reform priorities.
December 27, 2016
Buttrey wrote a Medicaid expansion bill for Montana that linked health coverage to job training. He wanted everyone getting benefits to have to meet with a labor specialist who would help them figure out how to get a job or to get a job that paid better.
December 27, 2016
While considerable attention has focused upon how a President Trump and Republican Congress might repeal the Affordable Care Act, few have paid attention to the future of Medicaid spending that predates the ACA.
December 27, 2016
Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to people living just above the poverty line may be responsible for more disabled people getting jobs, according to a recent study.
December 27, 2016
In Arkansas lawmakers and health officials have been exploring the outer limits of Medicaid expansion for several years now, typically pushing for more restrictions on the insurance program for low-income residents made possible by the Affordable Care Act. And under a Donald J. Trump presidency, some conservatives are eager to push the parameters of coverage to require more from low-income beneficiaries.
December 25, 2016
As the incoming Trump administration and Republican congress ponder the swiftest path to repeal Obamacare, lawmakers who support expanding health coverage are using data to fight back.
December 23, 2016
Buttrey wrote a Medicaid expansion bill for Montana that linked health coverage to job training. He wanted everyone getting benefits to have to meet with a labor specialist who would help them figure out how to get a job or to get a job that paid better.
December 22, 2016
Republican control of the White House and Congress next year opens the door to new approaches to health care financing that could turn states into the "laboratories of democracy."
December 22, 2016
Medicaid represents $1 out of every $6 spent on health care in the US and is the major source of financing for states to provide coverage to meet the health and long-term needs of their low-income residents. Medicaid is administered by states within broad federal rules and jointly funded by states and the federal government.
December 22, 2016
As the clock ticks down to the swearing in on January 3 of a new Republican Congress, the operative assumption continues to be that the Trump era will kick off with an Obamacare repeal enacted via a budget reconciliation process that prevents Democratic filibusters in the Senate.
December 21, 2016
Facebook's hardware development division on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Harvard, Princeton and 15 other universities intended to allow swifter collaboration on technology research projects.
December 21, 2016
After two years of negotiation, Pence in January 2015 reached an agreement with the Obama administration granting Indiana a waiver to try its own form of Medicaid expansion, called Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0.
December 21, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recently announced accountable care organization model for dual eligibles could be at risk if lawmakers overhaul the Medicaid program in the coming years.
December 20, 2016
CMS has recently approved five-year extensions for Medicaid Demonstration Waivers under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act in New York and Arkansas.
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