OIG challenges industry to come up with an upgraded statistical sampling tool
CMS handles more than a trillion dollars in Medicare and Medicaid claims every year. Because not every claim can be scrutinized, statistical sampling is essential for effective oversight of these...
View ArticleStates chosen to participate in community behavioral health clinic demonstration
The two-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program will begin in eight states—Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, and...
View ArticleMedicaid block grants would pose challenges for states
If federal support for Medicaid was transformed into a block grant to states, with a per capita cap set by Congress, the impact would vary widely on different states, according to participants in a...
View ArticleHouse Committee urged to extend funding for federal safety net programs
Extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to ensure continuity of coverage for children, particularly in light of the current uncertainty surrounding other sources of health...
View ArticleStates face budget shortages if Congress doesn’t extend CHIP funding
“Without federal funding [for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)], states would face budget pressures, children would lose coverage, and implementation of program changes could result in...
View ArticleCHIP and DSHs face difficult financial roads without quick congressional move
Without congressional action, authorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program will end on September 30, 2017, with the end of fiscal year (FY) 2017. Cuts to disproportionate share hospital...
View ArticleExpiration of federal funding threatens state CHIP programs
In light of the fact that federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired on September 30, 2017, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analyzed the impact upon states and...
View ArticleEliminating individual mandate lowers cost of CHIP funding
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) lowered its estimate of the deficit impact of legislation that would fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for five years, finding that CHIP had...
View Article10-Year CHIP extension would save $6B
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that a 10-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program would cut $6 billion from the deficit, since the program allows the federal...
View ArticleMedicaid and CHIP are catching uncovered kids, the ACA helps
Due to high rates of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for young children, only 3.3 percent of children ages three and younger were uninsured in 2016. Coverage of both...
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