CMS to allow Medicaid to pay for inpatient psych care

Health care in North Carolina has been subjected to many changes in the past year, whether it's an ever-changing global pandemic, a multitude of mergers or the recently introduced price transparency rule. This summer, another significant change will .....»»

The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced procurement awards Friday for the six managed care organizations (MCOs) that will implement the vision for its next-generation $20 billion program......»»

Slated to launch in January 2022, the specialized managed care program is part of a major overhaul of Ohio's Medicaid system......»»

The Massachusetts health care sector as a whole received $3 billion in federal aid through Dec. 11, but a second shutdown focused on inpatient elective procedures starting in December could create further losses......»»

Several alternatives could be available to you, from Medicaid to Affordable Care Act plans Liz Clausen never thought her husband would lose his job. He was the first full-time hire at the Au.....»»

Centene Corp. , a Medicaid managed care organization, said Wednesday it will help distribute 25,000 COVID-19 test kits per week that have been developed by Quest.....»»

A new directive from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should help Erie County as it considers converting the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center into a COVID-19 care site. But there are lots of other considerations too......»»

Shares of Centene Corp. fell 3% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company said it will cover the cost of COVID-19-related screening, testing, and .....»»

For years, hospitals have lamented low reimbursement from the state's Medicaid program, called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Earlier this year, they came up with a plan to cover AHCCCS reimbursement shortfalls in the form of a se.....»»

“If we don’t do something at the state level to improve payment for the care of Medicaid beneficiaries, primarily done by safety net hospitals, this will be the death of some of those hospitals,” said UMass Memorial Health Care CEO Dr. Eric Dickson......»»

The Medicaid redesign team on Tuesday convened to review more than a dozen categories of proposals it will use to make recommendations to the state this month. The team has been tasked with... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Inpatient care services may not totally disappear from Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, if the right partners can be found......»»

The 21 members of the state's Medicaid Redesign Team on Tuesday gathered in Albany for the first in a series of meetings aimed at determining how to achieve $2.5 billion in savings by... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried on Wednesday gathered with women's health care providers and advocates in Albany to call on the Legislature to pass the "Beyond the Fourth... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team tipped their hands last week to which part of the health care program will likely go under the knife, but at a hearing on Friday the public let them know... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has selected the 21 health care industry and government officials who will create a plan to find $2.5 billion in Medicaid savings in the next fiscal year, which begins April... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Before coming to North Carolina, Dr. Mandy Cohen was working as the chief operating officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Obama administration......»»

A version of this story appeared in Crain's Health Pulse. For in-depth daily health care coverage, subscribe to Crain's Health Pulse. New York state's top health officials faced off with state... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A version of this story appeared in Crain's Health Pulse. For in-depth daily health care coverage, subscribe to Crain's Health Pulse. New York state's top health officials faced off with state... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A version of this story appeared in Crain's Health Pulse. For in-depth daily health care coverage, subscribe to Crain's Health Pulse. New York state's top health officials faced off with state... To view the full story, click the title link......»»