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Labor Department Selects Seven States for Mental Health Initiative

Labor Department Selects Seven States for Mental Health Initiative

by Editorial Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | ADA, Employee benefit plans, Medicaid

On April 14th, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) selected seven states to participate in a mental health initiative. The Advancing State Policy Integration for Recovery and Employment (ASPIRE) initiative would increase employment for individuals with mental health...
Washington State Adds Public Option Health Insurance

Washington State Adds Public Option Health Insurance

by Girish Anand | May 14, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare

As “Medicare for All” becomes the mantra of several candidates for president, all progressive Democrats, Washington State on Monday inaugurated its own version of a public option health insurance plan, based on expanding the qualifications for Medicaid to...
Same Judge Blocks Same Medicaid Work Requirement — Again

Same Judge Blocks Same Medicaid Work Requirement — Again

by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2019 | Medicaid

UPDATE: Arkansas has asked the Trump administration to appeal the judge’s ruling, and Indiana is proceeding nonstop to implement Medicaid work rules without regard to the rulings in Kentucky and Arkansas. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has blocked the...
Utah Legislature Overrules Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

Utah Legislature Overrules Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

by Girish Anand | Feb 12, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Obamacare

The legislature has approved — and Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert (R.) has signed — legislation that curtails the wish of state voters who, in November, approved a referendum expanding access to Medicaid to residents with incomes up to 138 percent of the...
States Seek Medicaid Work Requirement Authority

States Seek Medicaid Work Requirement Authority

by Girish Anand | Nov 28, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting waivers for states to establish work requirements for the able-bodied who receive Medicaid health care services. The requirements usually consist of community service, job training or schooling, if not...
Three Red States Approve Medicaid Expansion

Three Red States Approve Medicaid Expansion

by Girish Anand | Nov 7, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid

Three states that are considered mostly Republican-leaning (aka “red states”) approved the expansion of Medicaid at the ballot box Tuesday. Idaho, Nebraska and Utah all said yes, while Montana rejected permanent Medicaid expansion after embracing the...
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