by Girish Anand | May 7, 2018 | CMS, Medicaid, Medicare
Seema Verna, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), today rejected a request by the state of Kansas to cap an individual’s Medicaid benefits at three years. In a letter to Kansas officials, Verna noted that only if Medicaid...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2018 | Medicaid
First it was Medicaid, and now it’s food stamps, at least in West Virginia. With no fanfare or public announcement, that state’s governor, Jim Justice, just signed a measure requiring able-bodied adults, 18-49 who are without dependents, to work, volunteer...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2018 | Health Care Reform, HHS, Medicaid
On Friday, Feb. 2, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the Healthy Indiana Plan requiring some 130,000 state residents on Medicaid who aren’t already in compliance to work, enroll in school, undergo job training or volunteer for at least...
by Girish Anand | Jan 19, 2018 | CMS, HHS, Medicaid
On Friday, Jan. 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two major actions — in its words — “to protect life and the conscience rights of Americans.” HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing new...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Medicaid
UPDATE: One day after announcing states could institute work requirements for Medicaid, Kentucky became the first state to do so as CMS approved its 2016 waiver request. The state now requires able-bodied adult recipients to participate in at least 80 hours per month...
by Girish Anand | Sep 17, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Medicaid
A new Republican bill that would gut the Affordable Care Act (ACAA) and replace it with block grants to the states to implement their own health care programs — even single-payer — is breathing new life into the “repeal and replace” movement...
