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On January 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its long-rumored guidance on Medicaid block grants. This letter to state Medicaid directors invites states to restructure their Medicaid programs in a…
In Nebraska, Governor Ricketts is proposing a complex set of reporting requirements and bureaucratic hurdles as part of the long-delayed implementation of Nebraska’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion. These reporting requirements include reporting on both employment…
CMS released guidance on January 30 encouraging states to block grant their Medicaid program. This guidance will give states the green light to fundamentally change the nature of their Medicaid programs in exchange for…
Medicaid Block Grants: A Mechanism for Devastating Cuts for States and Families After months of speculation, the Trump administration released its guidance on Medicaid block grants on January 30. This guidance gives states a…
Cutting Medicaid adult dental coverage has long-term consequences for access to care, even if coverage is later reinstated. As we see in California, cutting dental as a quick “budget fix” can take a toll…
Families USA submitted this letter in response to CMS’s request for comments on Nebraska’s application for a new section 1115 waiver to expand Medicaid eligibility to cover individuals up to 138% of the Federal…
Despite a spate of court challenges blocking states’ efforts to add work and other reporting requirements to their Medicaid programs, a few states, including Nebraska, are continuing to propose new burdensome requirements, claiming their…
On January 1, 2020, Utah’s Medicaid work reporting requirement went into effect. In addition to being onerous for patients and providers and legally dubious, the work reporting requirement will be costly and administratively burdensome…
Families USA submitted this letter in response to CMS’s request for comments on Tennessee’s proposal to amend its section 1115 waiver to dramatically restructure its Medicaid program under a block grant arrangement. A change…
To date, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Medicaid work requirement waivers in 11 states, accepting states’ various justifications for adding onerous requirements that likely lead to significant losses in…